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BPA replacements appear in household dust.

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Because of concerns about BPA's hormone-disrupting properties,

manufacturers have started using alternatives, many of which are also

bisphenols and raise similar health concerns. Now researchers have

detected two major BPA substitutes in the majority of indoor dust

samples from four countries.

Children's environmental health: intergenerational equity in action--a

civil society perspective. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18991917>

Lloyd- M, Sheffield-Brotherton B.

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2008 Oct;1140:190-200.

Associations between indoor environmental factors and parental-reported

autistic spectrum disorders in children 6-8 years of age.

<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19822263>

Larsson M, Weiss B, Janson S, Sundell J, Bornehag CG.

Neurotoxicology. 2009 Sep;30(5):822-31.

Mini-review: polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants as

potential autism risk factors. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20100501>

Messer A.

Physiol Behav. 2010 Jun 1;100(3):245-9.

Effects of bisphenol-A and other endocrine disruptors compared with

abnormalities of schizophrenia: an endocrine-disruption theory of

schizophrenia. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18245062>

Brown JS Jr.

Schizophr Bull. 2009 Jan;35(1):256-78.

Does perinatal exposure to endocrine disruptors induce autism spectrum

and attention deficit hyperactivity disorders? Review.

<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22458970>

de Cock M, Maas YG, van de Bor M.

Acta Paediatr. 2012 Aug;101(8):811-8.

Aim: To provide an overview of studies on perinatal exposure in humans

to endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in relation to autism spectrum

(ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity (ADHD) disorders. Methods: A

review of the literature (PubMed) was performed. Exposure-related

keywords, including various chemicals, were matched with keywords

describing outcome. Animal studies as well as publications not written

in English were excluded. In total, 834 titles were retrieved. The final

selection included 21 publications. Results: Positive associations were

found for ASD in relation to exposure to all chemicals investigated,

which included hazardous air pollutants, pesticides and bisphenol A

(BPA). Increased risks of ADHD or positive associations were found for

exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), dialkyl phosphate (DAP)

and chlorpyrifos. BPA, polybrominated diphenylethers (PBDEs) and low

molecular weight (LMW) phthalates were positively associated with

externalizing behaviour. Five of 17 studies did not find any association

between exposure and ADHD. Conclusion: Perinatal exposure to EDCs

appears to be associated with the occurrence of ASD as well as ADHD.

Disruption of thyroid hormone function and gamma-aminobutyric acid

(GABA)ergic mechanisms may offer an explanation for the observed

relations; though, conclusive evidence in humans is limited.