Bio1110 Chapter 3 Information Literacy
  1. Chemicals in the environment can accumulate in living tissue by bioaccumulation and biomagnification and become toxic.


     
  2. The chemical BPA may mimic steroid hormones and act as an endocrine disruptor.
     
  3. Research by in-vivo and in-vitro experiments as well as epidemiological studies on BPA indicated possible toxicity of the chemical.