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  BPA

  abbreviation

  bisphenol A.
• B.P.A.
  B.P.A.

  abbreviation

  Bachelor of Professional Arts.

BPA

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. bisphenol A.

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B.P.A. ² American  

abbreviation

1. Bachelor of Professional Arts.

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Etymology

Origin of BPA

First recorded in 1960–65

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Mills fielded frantic calls from his counterparts in California desperately seeking to buy electricity from BPA, sometimes for above-market prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

Mills left BPA the next year for Washington utility company Puget Sound Energy, rising to become its chief strategy officer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

However, many of the chemicals introduced to replace BPA are not subject to the same level of oversight and are not routinely tested for safety, the researchers noted.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 15, 2026

Several have been linked to autism, including air pollution, certainpesticides, a plastic additive known as BPA and diesel exhaust, which causes “autism-like behavioral changes” in mice.

From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2025

In June, the BPA and IPC published their own code of practice which is what will be overseen by the new panel.

From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2025

Another source of conflict has been a proposal by Senator Dianne Feinstein, Democrat of California, to ban the use of bisphenol-A, or B.P.A., in food and drink containers used by children.

From New York Times ● Sep. 18, 2010

Each of the three pulpits in the upper tier has upon the front the letters "B.P.A.," meaning Bishop Presiding over Aaronic Priesthood; the middle tier has the letters "P.A.P.,"

From Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science by Various

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