Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical that is commonly used in harder plastic products, in the lining of food cans, and in thermal receipt papers. The usage of BPA in common products has become a concern for humans, especially for infants and young children, because of its effects as an endocrine disrupter. BPA has been linked to diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and certain developmental disorders. Because of the possible effects of BPA on the development of infants and young children, the use of BPA in baby bottles and other baby products has been outlawed. However, BPA is still used in the lining of canned goods and thermal receipt papers. The purpose of this experiment was to test the amount of BPA that leached from thermal receipt papers into water samples that surrounded the paper using fluorescence spectrophotometry. Also, lake water samples were tested for the presence of BPA. Concentrations of BPA were both detected and quantified in all of the receipt water samples and lake samples that were tested.

Determination of bisphenol A in thermal receipt paper water samples and lake water samples using fluorescence spectrophotometry

249th National Meeting (2015)

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