Endocrine disruptors, sometimes also referred to as hormonally active agents, endocrine disrupting chemicals, or endocrine disrupting compounds are chemicals...

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Animal testing in the 2000s suggested that the herbicide atrazine, an endocrine disruptor, may have a feminizing effect on male frogs causing them to become...

address the issue of endocrine disruption. Since the passage of the FQPA, the US EPA has developed a two-tiered endocrine disruptor screening program (EDSP)...

agonists. Diethylstilbestrol (DES), a synthetic estrogen, is one such endocrine disruptor and acts as an estrogen agonist. Diethylstilbestrol was used from...

only component of plastics which can mimic estrogen and act as an endocrine disruptor. Unfortunately, BPA-free Tritan plastics were later found to leach...

occurring. Studies have raised the issue that enzacamene acts as an endocrine disruptor. There is controversy about the estrogenic effects of enzacamene...

focus on its potential as an endocrine disruptor. DEHP, along with other phthalates, is believed to cause endocrine disruption in males, through its action...

spore growth. Most plastics release estrogenic chemicals that act as endocrine disruptors when heated. The degree of danger posed is controversial. Also, some...

to its prevalence in the environment and its potential role as an endocrine disruptor and xenoestrogen, due to its ability to act with estrogen-like activity...

or "EDC" (Endocrine Disrupting Compounds, or Endocrine disruptor for short). Most scientists that study xenoestrogens, including The Endocrine Society,...

could disrupt hormone balance which initially started the bad reputation, since then concerns have been raised that it may act as an endocrine disruptor that...

determination and as a marker of endocrine disruptor exposure. It is regulated by dihydrotestosterone, which can be disrupted by phthalates common in plastics...

contaminating drinking water in the U.S.: 44  Studies suggest it is an endocrine disruptor, an agent that can alter the natural hormonal system. However, in...

medical treatment facility specialising in acute care of patients Endocrine disruptor, a chemical which can affect the operation of hormonal systems Endothelial...

alter hormonal pathways in the endocrine system, leading to negative health effects. One of the most common endocrine disruptor is Bisphenol A (BPA). BPA is...

The Endocrine Society is a professional, international medical organization in the field of endocrinology and metabolism, founded in 1916 as The Association...

its acute toxicity, potential for bioaccumulation, and role as an endocrine disruptor. Because of its threats to human health and the environment, a global...

Soto AM, et al. (June 2009). "Endocrine-disrupting chemicals: an Endocrine Society scientific statement". Endocrine Reviews. 30 (4): 293–342. doi:10...

polycarbonates and epoxy resins, it has also been studied as a potential endocrine disruptor Lim CF, Tanski JM (3 August 2007). "Structural Analysis of Bisphenol-A...

2007, the EPA selected glyphosate for further screening through its Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP). Selection for this program is based on...

research in frogs, concluding that the herbicide atrazine is an endocrine disruptor that demasculinizes male frogs, causing them to display female characteristics...

mechanisms of endocrine disruption". Frontiers in Bioscience. 8 (6): s110 – s118. doi:10.2741/1010. PMID 12456297. "Endocrine Disruptor Screening and...

Initiative of Canada, the U.S. EPA Endocrine Disruptor Screening and Testing Advisory Committee, and the EPA Endocrine Disruption Methods and Validation Subcommittee...

dose-response relationships. The majority of POPs are known to disrupt normal functioning of the endocrine system. Low level exposure to POPs during critical developmental...

different mechanisms may operate in different species. DDT is an endocrine disruptor. It is considered likely to be a human carcinogen although the majority...

organisms in the environment and increase risk to humans by disruption in the endocrine, reproductive, and respiratory systems. The half-life of pesticides...

of action.[citation needed] Triclosan has been found to be a weak endocrine disruptor, though the relevance of this to humans is uncertain. The compound...

environmental factors in addition to genetics, such as the presence of endocrine disruptors, can affect penis growth. While results vary slightly across reputable...

entirety of the oceans. The pollutants within the water range from endocrine disruptor chemicals (EDCs) in birth control to Bisphenol A (BPA). Foreign substances...