Table 1.

Physical, chemical, and acute toxicological properties of bisphenol A (BPA) [1, 199].

Molecular formula	(CH3)2C(C6H4OH)2
Molecular weight	228.29
Water solubility	120-300 mg/L
log kow	3.40
Melting point	150-155 °C
Boiling point	220 °C (4 mm Hg)
LD50*, rat, oral	3,300-4,240 mg/kg [199]
LD50, mouse, oral	2,500-5,200 mg/kg [1]
LD50, fish (Pimephales promelas), 96 hr	4.6 mg/L [1]

^*acute lethal dose, 50 % of population