beyond reason
생활속 환경호르몬 예방관리
1) 식품용기는 유리나 스테인레스로 바꾸기
# 흠집이 나있는 플라스틱 용기 폐기하기
# 페트병 사용하지 않기
2) 화려하거나 강한 향이나고 PVC로 만든 제품 사용 안하기
# 장난감, 학용품의 경우 화려한 색상을 내기 위해서 많은 페인트, 안료를 써야 함
# 반짝이거나 화려한 재질의 표면에는 프탈레이트 함유
3) 캔류 제품은 데워서 사용하지 않기
# 캔음료, 통조림 등의 내부에는 녹을 방지하기 위한 코팅제를 사용하는데 가열하면 환경호르몬이 나옴
4) 하루 3번 환기
# 실내에는 환경호르몬 물질을 함유한 제품이 많으므로 자주 환기
# 미세먼지 있는 날은 공기청정기
5) 바닥먼지 청소와 물걸레 청소는 필수
6) 손씻기 생활화
7) 식이섬유가 많은 녹황색 채소 섭취
8) 하루 1.8리터 이상의 충분한 물
# 다이옥신은 반감기 7~11년
비스페놀 A는 반감기 6시간
물을 많이 마시면 체내 환경호르몬 배출속도가 빨라짐.
Clinical Study
Human Excretion of Bisphenol A: Blood, Urine, and Sweat (BUS) Study
1Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, 2935-66 Street, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6K 4C1
2Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2B7
3Environmental Division, ALS Laboratory Group, Edmonton AB, Canada T6E 5C1
4Department of Family Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2C8
Received 16 July 2011; Revised 10 September 2011; Accepted 26 September 2011
Academic Editor: Robin Bernhoft
Copyright © 2012 Stephen J. Genuis et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Background.
Bisphenol A (BPA) is an ubiquitous chemical contaminant that has recently been associated with adverse effects on human health. There is incomplete understanding of BPA toxicokinetics, and there are no established interventions to eliminate this compound from the human body. Using 20 study participants, this study was designed to assess the relative concentration of BPA in three body fluids—blood, urine, and sweat—and to determine whether induced sweating may be a therapeutic intervention with potential to facilitate elimination of this compound.
Methods.
Blood, urine, and sweat were collected from 20 individuals (10 healthy participants and 10 participants with assorted health problems) and analyzed for various environmental toxicants including BPA.
Results.
BPA was found to differing degrees in each of blood, urine, and sweat. In 16 of 20 participants, BPA was identified in sweat, even in some individuals with no BPA detected in their serum or urine samples.
Conclusions.
Biomonitoring of BPA through blood and/or urine testing may underestimate the total body burden of this potential toxicant. Sweat analysis should be considered as an additional method for monitoring bioaccumulation of BPA in humans. Induced sweating appears to be a potential method for elimination of BPA.