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Abstract Bisphenol-A (BPA) is one of the emerging contaminants with deleterious health effects on public and wildlife, and is extensively incorporated into different industrial products. It is widely used to manufacture numerous consumer products such as food packaging materials, dental sealants, bank notes, toys, eye lenses, newborn incubator, paints and electronic devices. BPA enters the body essentially through the gastrointestinal tracts, but also via skin and respiratory system. In addition, BPA is reportedly passed from the mother to offspring by intrauterine transmission during prenatal embryonic development and via breast feeding during the early neonatal period. Also, BPA is used in the production of poly carbonate plastics. BPA from plastics is observed in water and soil. It is well believed that DPA is an endocrine disrupting chemical compound which induces effects on the biological systems in human, terrestrial and aquatic animals. Exposure to BPA is linked with alterations in hematological parameters, hepatocyte structure and function, cardiovascular diseases and histopathological changes in gastrointestinal tracts and reproductive system which lead to infertility |