Abstract
The content and migration to water of bisphenol A (BPA) which contained in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) products were determined by HPLC. Twenty commercial goods were surveyed in this experiment. In consequence, BPA was detected from four gloves and two spouts (for teapot) . The content of BPA was found in PVC samples ranged from 36 to 580μg/g. Also, the amounts of BPA were found in water ranged from 80 to 1520μg/l in this migration test. These migration levels were much higher than the migration levels from polycarbonate food contact articles. However, the migration was affected by the test conditions. The amounts of BPA migrated by 20% ethanol were increased than cases by water and 4% acetic acid, furthermore they were increased at high temperature cases.
