Sandy beaches could be BPA hotspots, study suggests

摘要

Sandy beaches may be bisphenol A (BPA) "hotspots", according to researchers from South Korea and Japan. BPA has already been measured in soil, water, air, sewage sludge and sediments. The substance can be readily absorbed by human skin but there is a "lack of monitoring data regarding BPA on sandy beaches, where all or part of human skin may be exposed," writes a team led by Bum Gun Kwon from Chosun College of Science and Technology in South Korea.