Bisphenol A toxicity in aquatic flora: Impacts and possible remediation
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2020-03
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University of North Bengal
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Sarkar, Ashis
Roy, Swarnendu
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Bisphenol A (BPA), is one of the high volume produced chemical which is extensively used
as raw material for polycarbonate and epoxy resin manufacturing. Being one of major used
and disposed material from a wide source, traces of BPA have been diagnosed from
everywhere. BPA has been identified as an endocrine disruptor compound (EDC) for most of
animals, due to structural similarity with hormones, and hinders many physiological
functions. This review work focuses on the status of BPA in water bodies of different parts of
the world. The review also focuses on the impact of BPA on aquatic plants and its possible
remediation. Sub-standardly imposed policies by several countries and failure of water
resource governance are rapidly leading towards incautious release of plastics and other BPA
associated waste products in environments. BPA pollution affects humans, animals and even
plants. Among the aquatic flora, most affected plant groups are the algal groups and
macrophytes. At lower BPA concentration, many beneficial bacterial strains also show
sensitivity whereas some other strains are known to metabolize or remove BPA from the
water bodies. In this connection, several aquatic macrophytes have also been reported to
contribute in the removal of BPA from the aquatic ecosystem.
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Bisphenol A, Endocrine disruptor compound (EDC), Macrophyte, Polycarbonate plastics, Phytoremediation
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0974-6927