A summary of articles on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) added to PubMed this week.
Contents: Events, Regulations/ Policy, Methods/Tools/Screening, Commentaries, Reviews/Meta-Analyses, Human Health Studies, Laboratory Studies, Exposure/Environment Studies
Highlights:
- In vitro endocrine and cardiometabolic toxicity associated with artificial turf
- Fecal microplastics and parameters related to fatty liver disease in humans
- Longitudinal exposomics reveals dynamic environmental chemical mixtures in blood
- Identification of environmental compounds that may trigger early female puberty
We are now accepting applications for the Lou Guillette, Jr Outstanding Young Investigator Award, due Sept. 30!
Events
Sept. 18 webinar: Artificial Turf: Research on Plastic Pollution, PFAS, and Health Concerns [CHE]
Sept. 23-24: Plastics and Human Health Symposium [NYU Langone Health Center for the Investigation of Environmental Hazards]
Sept. 25: Public Meeting on the Development of an Enhanced Systematic Process for FDA’s Post-Market Assessment of Chemicals in Food [US FDA]
Sept. 30 and Oct. 1: Webinar on Next Round of Chemical Substances Being Considered for Prioritization Under TSCA [US EPA]
Oct. 1 webinar: Proposed Priorities for the Next U.S. President to Reduce Plastic Pollution [Beyond Plastics]
Oct. 8: PFAS and Child Development: A Children’s Environmental Health Day Event (virtual) [Philadelphia Regional Center for Children’s Environmental Health]
Oct. 10: Children’s Environmental Health Day [Children’s Environmental Health Network]
Oct. 14-16: 8th Annual meeting of the U.S. DOHaD Society: exploring translational DOHaD science: from cells to communities in Chapel Hill, NC.
Oct. 28: Swiss Symposium on Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals [Food Packaging Forum and ETH Zurich]
Nov. 5-6 conference: State of the science on development and use of NAMs for chemical safety testing [U.S. EPA]
Regulations/Policy
Methods/Tools/Screening
Commentaries
Reviews/Meta-Analyses
Numerous Chemicals/Mixtures
BPA/Phenols
Phthalates
Persistent Organic Pollutants: PCBs, Dioxin, OCPs
Applications of mixture methods in epidemiological studies investigating the health impact of persistent organic pollutants exposures: a scoping review. [POPs including PFAS]
PFAS
Pesticides
Metals/Metalloids
Microplastics/Nanomaterials
Air Pollution
Pharmaceuticals/Personal Care Products
Human Health Studies
Numerous Chemicals/Mixtures
BPA/Phenols
Phthalates
Persistent Organic Pollutants: PCBs, Dioxin, OCPs
PFAS
Flame Retardants
Pesticides
Metals/Metalloids
Microplastics/Nanomaterials
Air Pollution
Laboratory Studies
Numerous Chemicals/Mixtures
Developmental Exposures to Common Environmental Pollutants Result in Long-Term Reprogramming of Hypothalamic-Pituitary Axis in Mice. [BPS and flame retardants]
BPA/Phenols
Phthalates
Parabens/Triclosan/ Antimicrobials
PFAS
Flame Retardants
Organotins
Pesticides
Metals/Metalloids
Microplastics/Nanomaterials
Miscellaneous
Exposure/Environment Studies
Numerous Chemicals/Mixtures
BPA/Phenols
PFAS
Flame Retardants
Metals/Metalloids
Microplastics/Nanomaterials
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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 from dates added to PubMed. To see the searchable archives, please email me and ask to join the EDC Science Weekly group EDC_research@ googlegroups.com. The searchable archives are at https://groups.google.com/ d/forum/edc_research or online at https://heeds.org/category/ edc-science-weekly/. Compiled by Sarah Howard of Healthy Environment and Endocrine Disruptor Strategies (HEEDS), a program of Environmental Health Sciences.