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List of References Published from 2007 through 2010 

of Some Relevance to the Environmental Toxicity of BPA 

(1) Baek, H.J.; Hwang, I.J.; Kim, K.S.; Lee, Y.D.; Kim, H.B.; Yoo, M.S. 2007. Effects of BPA 

and DES on longchin goby (Chasmichthys dolichognathus) in vitro during the oocyte maturation. 

Mar. Environ. Res. 64, 79–86. 

(2) Bjerregaard, P.; Andersen, S.B.; Pedersen, K.L.; Pedersen, S.N.; Korsgaard, B. 2007. Orally 

administered bisphenol A in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss): Estrogenicity, metabolism 

and retention. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 26 (9), 1910–1915. 

(3) Bjerregaard, L.B.; Lindholst, C.; Korsgaard, B.; Bjerregaard, P. 2008. Sex hormone 

concentrations and gonad histology in brown trout (Salmo trutta) exposed to 17b-estradiol and 

bisphenol A. Ecotox. 17, 252–263. 

(4) Brian, J.; Harris, C.A.; Scholze, M.; Kortenkamp, A.; Booy, P.; Lamoree, M.; Pojana, G.; 

Jonkers, N., Marcomini, A., Sumpter, J.P. 2007. Evidence of estrogenic mixture 

effects on the reproductive performance of fish. Environ. Sci. Technol. 41, 337-344. 

(5) Correia, A.D.; Freitas, S.; Scholze, M.; Gonçalves, J.F.; Booij, P.; Lamoree, M.H.; Mañanós, 

E.; Reis-Henriques, M.A. 2007. Monograph: Mixtures of Estrogenic Chemicals Enhance 

Vitellogenic Response in Sea Bass. Environ. Health Perspect. 115 (Suppl. 1), 115-121.

(6) Fini, J-B.; Dolo, L.; Cravedi, J-P.; Demeneix, B.; Zalko, D. 2009. Metabolism of the 

Endocrine Disruptor BPA by Xenopus laevis Tadpoles. Trends in Compar. Endocrin. Neurobio.: 

Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 1163, 394–397. 

(7) Forbes, V.E; Aufderheide, J.; Warbritton, R.; Thompson, R.; van der Hoeven, N.; Caspers, N. 

2008. Effects of bisphenol A on fecundity, egg hatchability, and juvenile growth of Maris 

Cornuarietis. Environ. Toxicol. and Chem. 27 (11), 2332–2340.

(8) Hayashi, H.; Nishimoto, A.; Oshima, N.; Iwamuro, S. 2007. Expression of the estrogen 

receptor alpha gene in the anal fin of Japanese medaka, Oryzias latipes, by environmental 

concentrations of bisphenol A. The J. of Toxicol. Sci. 32 (1), 91-96. 

(9) Heimeier, R. A.; Das, B.; Buchholz, D.R.; Shi, Y. 2009. The Xenoestrogen Bisphenol A 

inhibits postembryonic vertebrate development by antagonizing gene regulation by thyroid 

hormone. Endocrinology, 150, 2964-2973. 

(10) Jolly, C.; Katsiadakic, I.; Morris, S.; Le Belleb, N.; Dufourb, S.; Mayer, I.; Pottingerd, 

T.G.; Scott, A.P. 2009. Detection of the anti-androgenic effect of endocrine disrupting 

environmental contaminants using in vivo and in vitro assays in the three-spined stickleback. 

Aquatic Toxicol. 92, 228–239. 

(11) Kausch, U.; Alberti, M.; Haindl, S.; Budczies, J.; Bertold, H. 2008. Biomarkers for 

exposure to estrogenic compounds: Gene expression analysis in zebrafish (Danio rerio). Environ. 

Tox. 23 (1), 15-24.
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(12) Klecka, G.M.; Staples, C.A.; Clark, K.E.; Van Der Hoeven, N.; Thomas, D.E.; Hentges, S.G. 

2009. Exposure analysis of bisphenol A in surface water systems in North America and Europe. 

Environ. Sci. Technol. 43 (16), 6145-6150. 

(13) Koponen, P.S; Tuikka, A.; Kukkonen, J.V.K. 2007. Effects of ultraviolet-B radiation and 

larval growth on toxicokinetics of waterborne bisphenol A in common frog (Rana temporaria) 

larvae. Chemosphere 66, 1323-1328. 

(14) Lee, S-B.; Choi, J. 2007. Effects of bisphenol A and ethynyl estradiol exposure on enzyme 

activities, growth and development in the fourth instar larvae of Chironomus riparius (Diptera, 

Chironomidae). Ecotox. Environ. Safety 68, 84-90. 

(15) Li, X.; Lin, L.; Luan, T.; Yang, L.; Lan, C. 2008. Effects of landfill leachate effluent and 

bisphenol A on glutathione and glutathione-related enzymes in the gills and digestive glands of 

the freshwater snail Bellamya purificata. Chemosphere 70, 1903-1909. 

(16) Li, R.; Chen, G-Z.; Tam, N.F.Y.; Luan, T-G.; Shin, P.K.S.; Cheun, S.G.; Liu, Y. 2009. 

Toxicity of bisphenol A and its bioaccumulation and removal by a marine microalga 

Stephanadiscus hantzschii. Ecotox. Environ. Safety 72, 321-328. 

 

(17) Lv, X.; Zhou, Q.; Song, M.; Jiang, G.; Shao, J. 2007. Vitellogenic responses of 17βestradiol and bisphenol A in male Chinese loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus). Environ. 

Toxicol. Pharm. 24, 155-159. 

(18) Mandich, A.; Bottero, S.; Benfenati, E.; Cevasco, A.; Erratico, C.; Maggioni, S.; Massari, 

A.; Pedemonte, F.; Vigano, L. 2007. In vivo exposure of carp to graded concentrations of 

bisphenol A. Gen. Comp. Endocrin. 153, 15-24. 

(19) Mihaich, E.M.; Friederich, U.; Caspers, N.; Hall, A.T.; Klecka, G.M.; Dimond, S.S.; Staples, 

C.A.; Ortego, L.S.; Hentges, S.G. 2009. Acute and chronic toxicity testing of bisphenol A with 

aquatic invertebrates and plants. Ecotox. Environ. Safety 72, 1392-1399. 

(20) Oehlmann, J.; Oetken, M.; Schulte-Oehlmann, U. 2008. A critical evaluation of the 

environmental risk assessment for plasticizers in the freshwater environment in Europe, with 

special emphasis on bisphenol A and endocrine disruption. Environ. Res. 108, 140-149. 

(21) Oehlmann, J.; Schulte-Oehlmann, U.; Oetken, M. 2008. Letter to the editor: 

Superfeminization as an effect of bisphenol A in Marisa cornuarietis. Ecotox. Environ. Safety 

69, 577-579. 

(22) Olsvik, P.A.; Lie, K.K.; Sturve, J.; Hasselberg, L.; Andersen, O.K. 2009. Transcriptional 

effects of nonylphenol, bisphenol A and PBDE-47 in liver of juvenile Atlantic cod (Gadus 

morhua). Chemosphere 75, 360-367. 
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(23) Ozlem, C.A.; Hatice, P. 2008. Effects of bisphenol A on the embryonic development of sea 

urchin (Paracentrotus lividus). Environ. Toxicol. 23, 387-392. 

(24) Park, K.; Kwak, I-S. 2010. Molecular effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals on the 

Chironomus riparius estrogen-related receptor gene. Chemosphere, 934-941. 

(25) Park, S-Y.; Choi, J. 2009. Genotoxic effects of nonylphenol and bisphenol A exposure in 

aquatic biomonitoring species: freshwater crustacean, Daphnia magna, and aquatic midge, 

Chironomus riparius. Bull. Environ. Toxicol. 83, 463-468. 

(26) Ramakrishnan, S.; Wayne, N.L. 2008. Impact of bisphenol-A on early embryonic 

development and reproductive maturation. Reproductive Toxicology 25, 177–183. 

(27) Staples, C.A.; Woodburn, K.B.; Klecka, G.M.; Mihaich, E.M.; Hall, A.T.; Ortego, L.; 

Caspers, N.; Hentges, S.G. 2008. Comparison of four species sensitivity distribution methods to 

calculate predicted no effect concentrations for bisphenol A. Human and Ecol. Risk Assess. 14, 

455-478. 

(28) Staples, C., Friederich, U., Hall, T.; Klecka, G.; Mihaich, E.; Ortego, L.; Caspers, N.; 

Hentges, S. 2010. Estimating potential risks to terrestrial invertebrates and plants exposed to 

bisphenol A in soil amended with activated sludge biosolids. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 29 (2), 

467-475. 

(29) Vajda, A.M.; Barber, L.B.; Gray, J.L.; Lopez, E.M.; Woodling, J.D.; Norris, D.O. 2008. 

Reproductive disruption in fish downstream from an estrogenic wastewater effluent. Environ. Sci. 

Technol. 42, 3407-3414. 

(30) Warner, K.E.; Jenkins, J.J. 2007. Effects of 17α-ethinylestradiol and bisphenol A on 

vertebral development in the fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas). Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 

26 (4), 732-737. 

Older Studies of Sub-Lethal Effects Also Cited in Table 2 

(1) Andersen, H.R.; Halling-Sørensen, B.; Kusk, K.O. 1999. A parameter for detecting 

estrogenic exposure in the copepod Acartia tonsa. Ecotox. Environ. Safe. 44, 56-61. 

(2) Bowmer, T.; Gimeno, S. 2001. The Effects of Bisphenol-A on the Development of the Male 

Carp Reproductive Tract When Exposed During Sexual Differentiation – Implications for Test 

Design and Risk Assessment. Unpublished TNO Report. [As cited in EU. 2008. European 

Union Updated Risk Assessment Report. Bisphenol A, CAS No: 80-05-7. Institute for Health and 

Consumer Protection, European Chemicals Bureau, European Commission Joint Research 

Centre, 3rd Priority List, Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European 

Communities.] 
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(3) Duft, M.; Schulte-Oehlmann, U.; Weltje, L.; Tillman, M.; Oehlmann, J. 2003. Stimulated 

embryo production as a parameter of estrogenic exposure via sediments in the freshwater 

mudsnail Potamopyrgus antipodarum. Aquatic Toxicol. 64, 437-449. 

(4) Furuya, M.; Adachi, K.; Kuwahara, S.; Ogawa, K.; Tsukamoto, Y. 2006. Inhibition of male 

chick phenotypes and spermatogenesis by Bisphenol-A. Life Sciences 78, 1767-1776. 

(5) Japanese Ministry of the Environment. 2006. Results of Assay and Tests in Evaluation of the 

Endocrine Disrupting Activities in Fish (Medaka). 

http://www.env.go.jp/en/chemi/ed/rt_medaka.pdf. 

(6) Jobling, S.; Casey, D.; Rodgers-Gray, T.; Oehlmann, J.; Schulte-Oehlmann, U.; Pawlowski, 

S.; Baunbeck, T.; Turner, A.P.; Tyler, C.R. 2004. Comparative responses of molluscs and fish to 

environmental estrogens and an estrogenic effluent. Aquat. Toxicol. 66, 207-222. 

(7) Kashiwada, S.; Ishikawa, H.; Miyamoto, N.; Ohnishi, Y.; Magara, Y. 2002. Fish test for 

endocrine-disruption and estimation of water quality of Japanese rivers. Water Res. 36, 2161-

2166. 

(8) Kwak, H.I.; Bae, M.O.; Lee, M.H.; Lee, Y.S.; Lee, B.J.; Kang, K.S.; Chae, C.H.; Sung, H.J.; 

Shin, J.S.; Kim, J.H.; Mar, W.C.; Sheen, Y.Y.; Cho, M.H. 2001. Effects of nonylphenol, 

bisphenol-A, and their mixture on the viviparous swordtail fish (Xiphophorus helleri). Environ. 

Toxicol. Chem. 20(4), 787-795. 

(9) Levy, G.; Lutz, I.; Krüger, A.; Kloas, W. 2004. Bisphenol A induces feminization in 

Xenopus laevis tadpoles. Environ. Res. 94, 102-111. 

(10) Marcial, H.S.; Hagiwara, A.; Snell, T.W. 2003. Estrogenic compounds affect development 

of harpacticoid copepod Tigriopus japonicus. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 22(12), 3025-3030. 

(11) Metcalfe, C.D.; Metcalfe, T.L.; Kiparissis, Y.; Koenig, B.G.; Khan, C.; Hughes, R.J.; 

Croley, T.R.; March, R.E.; Potter, T. 2001. Estrogenic potency of chemicals detected in sewage 

treatment plant effluents as determined by in vivo assays with Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes). 

Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 20, 297-308. 

(12) Oehlmann, J.; Schulte-Oehlmann, U.; Tillmann, M.; Markert, B. 2000. Effects of endocrine 

disruptors on prosobranch snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in the laboratory. Part I: Bisphenol-A 

and Octylphenol as xenoestrogens. Ecotoxicology 9, 383-397. 

(13) Oehlmann, J.; Schulte-Oehlmann, U.; Bachmann, J.; Oetken, M.; Lutz, I.; Kloas, W.; Ternes, 

T.A. 2005. Bisphenol A Induces Superfeminization in the Ramshorn Snail (Gastropoda: 

Prosobranchia) at Environmentally Relevant Concentrations. Environ. Health Perspect. 114 

(Suppl. 1), 127-133. 
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(14) Rhodes JE, Wolf JC and van der Hoeven N (2007). Bisphenol A: partial life-cycle toxicity 

test with the fathead minnow, Pimephales promelas. ABC Laboratories, Inc. and Experimental 

Pathology Laboratories, Inc., ABC Study number 48972 (Unpublished study). [As cited in EU. 

2008. European Union Updated Risk Assessment Report. Bisphenol A, CAS No: 80-05-7. 

Institute for Health and Consumer Protection, European Chemicals Bureau, European 

Commission Joint Research Centre, 3rd Priority List, Luxembourg: Office for Official 

Publications of the European Communities.] 

(15) Tabata, A.; Kashiwada, S.; Ohnishi, Y.; Ishikawa, H.; Miyamoto, N.; Itoh, M.; Magara, Y. 

2001. Estrogenic influences of estradiol-17ß, p-nonylphenol and bisphenol-A on Japanese 

Medaka (Oryzias latipes) at detected environmental concentrations. Water Science Technol. 

43(2), 109-116. 

(16) Watts, M.M.; Pascoe, D.; Carroll, K. 2001. Survival and precopulatory behaviour of 

Gammarus pulex (L.) exposed to two xenoestrogens. Water Res. 35(10), 2347-2352. 

(17) Watts, M.M.; Pascoe, D.; Carroll, K. 2003. Chronic exposure to 17α-ethinylestradiol and 

bisphenol A - effects on development and reproduction in the freshwater invertebrate 

Chironomus riparius (Diptera: Chironomidae). Aquatic Toxicol. 55, 113-124. 

(18) Yokota, H.; Tsuruda, Y.; Maeda, M.; Oshima, Y.; Tadokoro, H.; Nakazono, A.; Honjo, T.; 

Kobayashi, K. 2000. Effect of bisphenol-A on the early life stage in Japanese medaka (Oryzias 

latipes). Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 19(7), 1925-1930.