1 HUMAN EXPOSURE TO BISPHENOL A (BPA) Laura N. Vandenberg 1 , Russ Hauser 2 , Michele Marcus 3 , Nicolas Olea 4 , and Wade V. Welshons 5 1 Tufts University Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, Boston MA 02111 2 Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115 3 Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA 30322 4 Hospital Clinico, University of Granada, 18071 Granada Spain 5 University of Missouri-Columbia, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Columbia, MO 65211 Corresponding author: Laura N. Vandenberg Tufts University School of Medicine Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences 136 Harrison Avenue Boston, MA 02111 laura.vandenberg@tufts.edu Ph: 617-636-0444 Fax: 617-636-3971 Disclaimer: The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of any affiliated institutions or agencies. Mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute endorsement or recommendation for use. Acknowedgements: The authors gratefully acknowledge expertise and input from additional panel members: Jane C. Atkinson, Antonia M. Calafat, Frederick Eichmiller, Albert Kingman, Ruthann Rudel, and Kristina A. Thayer. This review was prepared in conjunction with the Bisphenol A Conference, Chapel Hill, NC, November 28-29, 2006. Support was provided by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH, DHHS, the W.M. Keck Center for Behavioral Biology at NC State University, and from Commonweal Running Title: Human exposure to BPA Keywords: serum, urine, epidemiology, disease, epoxy resins, dental sealants, polycarbonate plastic, metabolism