Search for dissertations about: "bisphenol A BPA"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the words bisphenol A BPA.
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1. Exposure to Bisphenol A (BPA) and Metabolic Disruption
Abstract : Metbolic disorders such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, liver lipid disorders and metabolic syndrome are increasing rapidly and have largely been attributed to genetic background and changes in diet, exercise and aging. However, there is now considerable evidence showing that other environmental factors, including environmental chemicals, may contribute to the rapid increase in the incidence of these metabolic diseases. READ MORE
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2. Environmental Contaminants and Obesity
Abstract : Obesity is a worldwide problem affecting both children and adults. Genetic, physiological, environmental, psychological, social and economic factors interact in varying degrees, influencing body weight and fat distribution and the progress of obesity. READ MORE
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3. Development and application of a proteomic approach to the assessment of pollution in the marine environment
Abstract : Today, assessment of the health of coastal waters is recognized as being important for both the conservation of nature and well-being of humans. Anthropogenic pollution has been the focus of extensive research for some time and a variety of programs for the monitoring and assessment of environmental pollution have been developed. READ MORE
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4. The mouse oocyte as a model in reproductive toxicology studies
Abstract : It is suspected that certain chemicals may cause alterations in female reproduction, including ovarian failure and birth defects. Sub-fecundity, infertility, pregnancy loss, fetal growth retardation, and birth defects are consequences proposed to occur. READ MORE
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5. Organic micropollutants in highway stormwater and the role of a gross pollutant trap-biofilter stormwater treatment train
Abstract : The studies which this thesis is based on assessed the stormwater quality in a highway catchment located in Sundsvall, Sweden, and examined the performance of a gross pollutant trap (GPT)-biofilter stormwater treatment train (TT) downstream of the catchment, in terms of removal efficiency, intra-event variability, and environmental risk reduction of organic micropollutants (OMPs) for the receiving water body. Assessing the occurrence and event mean concentrations (EMCs) of all OMPs in the catchment revealed that bisphenol A (BPA), octylphenol (OP), nonylphenol (NP), five carcinogenic and four non-carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and C16-C40 fractions of petroleum hydrocarbons (PHCs) all potentially pose an environmental risk to freshwater (EMCs >PNEC: predicted non-effect concentration), while alkylphenolethoxylates, six low- molecular weight PAHs, and lighter fractions of PHCs (C10-C16) do not occur at problematic levels. READ MORE