Endocrine disrupting chemicals in the atmosphere: Their effects on humans and wildlife

Annamalai, Jayshree; Vasudevan, Namasivayam

doi:10.1016/j.envint.2014.12.006

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“…Therefore, these are included in the endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) group. Natural attenuation and conventional treatment processes are not capable of removing these micropollutants from wastewater and surface and drinking water and are reported to bioaccummulate in macro invertebrates, other organisms in the aquatic food web and humans [2][3][4].…”

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confidence: 99%

Treatment technologies for emerging contaminants in water: A review

Rodríguez-Narváez

Peralta‐Hernández

Goonetilleke

et al. 2017

Chemical Engineering Journal

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Treatment technologies for emerging contaminants in water: A review

Rodríguez-Narváez

Peralta‐Hernández

Goonetilleke

et al. 2017

Chemical Engineering Journal

951

287

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“…In addition, some of PAEs also have endocrine disrupting properties [3] and considered one of the most major occurring endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) . EDCs are exogenous agents that interfere or disrupt the normal synthesis, secretion, transportation, binding and metabolism of natural hormones; eventually dysregulating homeostatic mecha-nisms, reproduction and development [4]. PAEs were not chemically but only non-covalently bound to their polymeric matrix [5][6][7], so they frequently leach from these items into environmental and their dispersion from matrix can occur at all stages of their use and the exposure to PAEs is almost inevitable [8].…”

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confidence: 99%

Research progress of phthalates' endocrine disrupting properties on humans and their usage in the consumer products

Jiang¹,

Miao²,

Wang³

et al. 2018

Proceedings of the 2018 2nd International Conference on Advances in Energy, Environment and Chemical Science (AEECS 2018)

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Abstract. Phthalates, which were widely used as plasticizer and additives in various consumer products, were found to be associated with reproductive disorders in both men and women through their interaction with endocrine glands. These synthetic compounds, which could interfere or disrupt the normal synthesis, secretion, transportation, binding and metabolism of natural hormones were called endocrine disrupting chemicals(EDCs). The EDCs in consumer products might migrate from their source products and creating the potential for exposure. The phthalates were the major occurring EDCs in the consumer products, this paper reviewed their main sources, measured concentration in the consumer products and their endocrine disrupting properties in humans health.

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“…Some of these substances are known as endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDC), exogenous agents that can interfere with synthesis, secretion, transport, metabolism, binding, action, or elimination of natural hormones (Gore, 2008). EDC are found even in products considered inert, such as plastic (Hunt et al, 2003), and they are associated with some health problems in humans and animals, such as female and male subfertility (Annamalai and Namasivayam, 2015;Hond et al, 2015), certain types of cancers (Annamalai and Namasivayam, 2015), and neurological, developmental and reproductive disorders (Ness et al, 1993;Gore, 2008). These chemicals are claimed to be contributing to the fall in global fertility or be interacting with other causes for it, such as dietary factors (Petro et al, 2012).…”

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Effects of 4-Nonylphenol on reproduction of exposed females during puberty

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Abstract4-Nonylphenol (NP) is considered an endocrine disruptor due to its capacity to interact with endocrine system, mimicking estrogen activity. It is a ubiquitous pollutant since it has been found in many human tissue samples and its precursor identified in sewage, sediments, rivers and drinking water. Thus, this work aimed to evaluate reproductive parameters in female Balb/C mice treated with 50 mg/kg body weight of NP for 21 days, a period in which they reach sexual maturity. Body weight during treatment, day of vaginal opening, organs weight, fertility rate and proportion of different follicle types were some of these parameters. Additionally, for analysis of some effect in littermates, a group of animals underwent two attempts at pregnancy after treatment. NP had no effect on body weight during treatment, nor did it alter the day of vaginal opening and fertility rate of females. The proportion of preantral, antral and degenerated ovarian follicles was not modified by treatment with NP, and no morphological or pathological alterations were observed. The number of pups did not differ between treatments in any attempt at pregnancy. Also the weight of pups on birth and female rate in littermates was similar among experimental groups after both trials of pregnancy. It is suggested that the NP available or accumulated during the period of sexual maturation (21 days) did not reach threshold levels capable of producing significant alterations in the reproductive parameters analyzed.

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Endocrine disrupting chemicals in the atmosphere: Their effects on humans and wildlife

Cited by 250 publications

References 169 publications

Treatment technologies for emerging contaminants in water: A review

Treatment technologies for emerging contaminants in water: A review

Research progress of phthalates' endocrine disrupting properties on humans and their usage in the consumer products

Effects of 4-Nonylphenol on reproduction of exposed females during puberty

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