... measured amount of xenobiotic estrogenic activity in blood [35]. The limited size of this study did not allow for separate analyses of the two urogenital malforma- tions. Phthalates are of particular interest since ...
... “ endocrinedisruptingchemicals ” (EDCs), indicating that two seemingly mutually exclusive perspectives are being articulated separately and ...“ endocrinedisrupting chemical ” , “ ...
... Biochemically active compounds (BACs) are commonly detected in surface and ground water, and concentrations of antibiotics and endocrinedisruptingchemicals (EDCs) can reach low µg/L levels (Alexy ...
... As water resources become more limited and waste discharge becomes increasingly problematic, providing clean and sustainable water supplies is becoming important. In addition, existing water supplies may be limited in ...
... all chemicals are toxic and that the severity of effect is proportional to the exposure ...adverse. Chemicals that interfere with hormones violate these principles in two important ways: dose – response ...
... EDC, endocrinedisruptingchemicals; FDA, Food and Drug Administration; GLP, Good Laboratory Practices; HAWC, Health Assessment Workspace Collaborative; IARC, International Agency for Research on ...
... that endocrinedisruptingchemicals may be biologically transformed and/or sequestered by algae, fungi and many bacterial species (North and Halden, ...
... selected endocrinedisruptingchemicals in tissues of Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus (catfish) and Liza falcipinnis (mullet) obtained from Choba river in Rivers State, Nigeria was analyzed to determine ...
... A battery of tests was established to determine the oestrogenic, mutagenic and genotoxic potential of two categories of endocrinedisruptingchemicals (EDCs), phthalates and alkylphenols. ...
... Endocrine-disruptingchemicals (EDCs) are known to exert estrogen-like effects that are similar to those made by naturally produced hormones or by inhibi- tion of the receptors in the cell receiving ...
... Participants from the LINC study were recruited be- tween January 2011 and January 2013, through six mid- wifery clinics in the area of Zwolle in the Netherlands. The community Zwolle is located in the ‘Salland’ area, ...
... of endocrinedisruptingchemicals (EDCs) was examined, using an in vitro test system, for critical events required for the onset of carcinogenesis in ...these chemicals may play a role in the ...
... Background: Experimental evidence indicates that fetal exposure to xenobiotics with the potential to interfere with the endogenous steroid hormone regulation of fetal development may reduce birth weight. However, ...
... and endocrine disruptors (EDs) using microarray technology in the uterus of immature ...environmental endocrinedisruptingchemicals in the uterus of immature ...
... regression coefficients tended to be larger in magnitude than BHLM with wider and less precise 95% intervals, which we expected because LASSO does not use shrink- age that borrows information between chemicals ...
... 2013 Calibration and field test of the polar organic chemical integrative samplers for the determination of 15 endocrine disrupting compounds in wastewater and river water with special f[r] ...
... Endocrinedisrupting compounds (EDCs) have been detected globally in surface ...man-made chemicals are widely considered to be endocrine disruptors, including certain pharmaceuticals, ...
... ricultural chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and coatings, and are released as pollutants and toxic compounds into rivers and seas ...having endocrinedisrupting effects” by the World Wildlife Fund, the ...
... Various chemicals released into the aquatic environment adversely affect the reproductive system of fish, particularly by changing gonad structure and ...to endocrine-disruptingchemicals ...
... EDCs: Endocrine-disruptingchemicals; GnRH: Gonadotropin- releasing hormone; KorEHS-C: Korean Environmental Health Survey in Children and Adolescents; LH: Luteinizing hormone; MBzP: Monobenzyl ...