A summary of articles on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) added to PubMed this week.
Contents: Regulations/Policy, Reviews, Human Health Studies, Laboratory Studies, and Wildlife/Environment/Exposure Studies.
Reviews
Current Research Approaches and Challenges in the Obesogen Field. [This is part of the Frontiers research topic, Endocrine Disruptors and Metabolism, all of which is well worth reading]
BPA/Phenols/Phthalates/ Parabens
Human Health Studies
BPA/Phenols
Phthalates
Phthalates and other endocrine-disrupting chemicals: the 21st century’s plague for reproductive health. [Commentary on: Follicular fluid concentrations of phthalate metabolites are associated with altered intrafollicularreproductive hormones in women undergoing in vitro fertilization]
Persistent Organic Pollutants
Perfluoroalkyl Substances
Pesticides
Arsenic/Metals
TCE
Exposure to disinfection byproducts and risk of type 2 diabetes: a nested case-control study in the HUNT and Lifelines cohorts. [trihalomethanes and brominated trihalomethanes]
Laboratory Studies
Screening
BPA/Phenols
Persistent Organic Pollutants
Flame Retardants
Pesticides
Arsenic/Metals
Pharmaceuticals
Bioconcentration of the antiepileptic drug carbamazepine and its physiological and biochemical effects on Daphnia magna.
Microplastics
Wildlife/Environment/Exposure Studies
BPA/Parabens
Phthalates
Persistent Organic Pollutants
Perfluoroalkyl Substances
Flame Retardants
Pesticides
Arsenic/Metals
Microplastics
Miscellaneous
This list is not meant to be exhaustive, and generally does not include studies on detection, remediation, or treatment of EDCs. Note that journal publication dates may be different than dates added to PubMed.
Compiled by Sarah Howard, Diabetes and Environment Program at Commonweal.