EDC Science Weekly, Aug. 12 – 18, 2020

A summary of articles on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) added to PubMed this week. 
 
Contents: Regulations/Policy, Methods/Tools/Screening, Commentaries, Reviews, Human Health Studies, Laboratory Studies, Exposure/Environment Studies
 
Regulations/Policy    
 
 
 
 
Numerous Chemicals
 
 
Phthalates
Air Pollution
 
BPA/Phenols
 
 
Phthalates
 
 
 
 
The dynamic assessment of toxicity and pathological process of DEHP in germ cells of male Sprague Dawley rats
 
Persistent Organic Pollutants: PCBs, Dioxin, OCPs
 
 
 
Perfluoroalkyl Substances
 
 
 
 
Flame Retardants
 
 
Organotins  
 
 
Pesticides
 
 
 
 
Potentially Toxic Elements  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Microplastics
 
 
Rapid Production of Micro- and Nanoplastics by Fragmentation of Expanded Polystyrene Exposed to Sunlight
 
 
 
Waterborne exposure of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) to polymethylmethacrylate nanoplastics causes effects at cellular and molecular levels.   
 
Air Pollution
Mixtures
 
 
 
Modelling scenarios of environmental recovery after implementation of controls on emissions of persistent organic pollutants.  
 
Flame Retardants
 
 
Pesticides
 
 
 
 
Potentially Toxic Elements  
 
 
Microplastics
 
 
 
 
 
Air Pollution
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.