"BPA, plasticizers and nonylphenols are the three major types of environmental hormone that the EPA has expended the greatest effort on in recent times," says Chen Yeong-ren, who notes that due to lack of regulation, the levels of residues of these three groups of compounds in the environment are a cause for concern.
「雙酚甲烷 A、塑化劑與壬基苯酚，是環保署近來投入最多心力研究的三大類環境荷爾蒙，」環保署主任秘書陳永仁表示，由於缺乏管制，這三類化合物在環境的殘留令人憂慮。