A summary of articles on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) added to PubMed this week.
Contents: Regulations/Policy, Methods/Screening, Reviews, Human Health Studies, Laboratory Studies, Human Exposure Studies, Wildlife/Environment Studies.
Regulations/Policy
Methods/Screening
Reviews
Commentaries/Editorials
Flame Retardants
Pesticides
Arsenic/Metals
Air Pollution
Miscellaneous Reviews
Human Health Studies
BPA/Phenols
Phthalates
Persistent Organic Pollutants: PCBs, Dioxin, OCPs
Perfluoroalkyl Substances
Pesticides
Arsenic/Metals
Air Pollution
Mixtures
Early prenatal exposure to suspected endocrine disruptor mixtures is associated with lower IQ at age seven. [BPF made the largest contribution]
Miscellaneous
Assessment of persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic organic environmental pollutants in liver and adipose tissue of Alzheimer’s disease patients and age- matched controls. [POPs, flame retardants, BPA, parabens, triclosan, etc.]
Laboratory Studies
BPA/Phenols
Biochemical and molecular changes mediated by plasticizer diethyl phthalate in Chironomus circumdatus (bloodworms).
Phthalates
Promotion effects of mono-2-ethyhexyl phthalate (MEHP) on migration and invasion of human melanoma cells via activation of TGF-β signals.
Parabens
Persistent Organic Pollutants: PCBs, Dioxin, OCPs
Epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of parent-of-origin allelic transmission of outcross pathology and sperm epimutations. [DDT and the fungicide vinclozolin]
Perfluoroalkyl Substances
Flame Retardants
Environmental pollutant induced cellular injury is reflected in exosomes from placental explants. [flame retardants and BPA]
Organotins
Pesticides
Arsenic/Metals
A Complex Relationship: Dietary Folate, Arsenic Metabolism, and Insulin Resistance in Mice. summary of Metabolic Phenotype of Wild-Type and As3mt-Knockout C57BL/6J Mice Exposed to Inorganic Arsenic: The Role of Dietary Fat and Folate Intake, previously sent.
Microplastics
Air Pollution
Mixtures
Miscellaneous
Human Exposure Studies
BPA/Phenols
Phthalates
Parabens/Triclosan/ Antimicrobials
Presence of emerging contaminants in baby food. [POPs, PFAS, parabens, antibiotics]
Persistent Organic Pollutants: PCBs, Dioxin, OCPs
Perfluoroalkyl Substances
Flame Retardants
Pesticides
Arsenic/Metals
Wildlife/Environment Studies
Phthalates
Persistent Organic Pollutants: PCBs, Dioxin, OCPs, PAHs
Perfluoroalkyl Substances
Flame Retardants
Pesticides
Pesticide impacts through aquatic food webs. [Perspective in Science]
Arsenic/Metals
Microplastics
Air Pollution
Pharmaceuticals
Miscellaneous
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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. To see the searchable archives, please email me at Sarah@healthandenvironment.org and ask to join the group EDC_research@googlegroups.com. Archives are at https://groups.google.com/d/ forum/edc_research. Compiled by Sarah Howard, Diabetes and Environment Program and HEEDS at Commonweal.