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University of Michigan Study Shows BPA Exposure in Fetal Livers

3D chemical structure of bisphenol A. Image courtesy of Edgar181 via Wikimedia Commons

3D chemical structure of bisphenol A. Image courtesy of Edgar181 via Wikimedia Commons

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ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2012. New research from the University of Michigan School of Public Health found BPA, or bisphenol A, in fetal liver tissue, demonstrating that there is considerable exposure to the chemical during pregnancy.

Researchers also found a proportionately higher concentration of free BPA—as opposed to the conjugated forms modified by the body for elimination—further showing that in fetuses the…

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