EDC Science Weekly, Aug. 5 – 18, 2021

A summary of articles on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) added to PubMed for the past two weeks (so it’s longer than normal this time). 
 
Contents: Events,Regulations/Policy, Methods/Tools/Screening, Commentaries/Conference Summaries, Reviews, Human Health Studies, Laboratory Studies, Exposure/Environment Studies
 
Events
 
Webinar September 22: Multi- and transgenerational outcomes of an exposure to a mixture of EDCs on puberty and maternal behavior in the female rat
 
Regulations/Policy

Methods/Tools/Screening 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reviews
 
Numerous EDCs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BPA/Phenols
 
 
Perfluoroalkyl Substances
 
 
 
 
Flame Retardants
 
 
 
Potentially Toxic Elements
 
 
 
 
 
 
Microplastics/Nanomaterials/Plastics
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Air Pollution
 
Numerous Chemicals/Mixtures
 
 
 
 
 
BPA/Phenols
 
 
 
Phthalates
 
 
Persistent Organic Pollutants: PCBs, Dioxin, OCPs
 
 
 
Perfluoroalkyl Substances
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pesticides
 
 
 
Potentially Toxic Elements  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Air Pollution
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pharmaceuticals/Personal Care Products
 
 
 
 
Laboratory Studies
 
BPA/Phenols
 
Perfluorooctane sulfonate and bisphenol A induce a similar level of mast cell activation via a common signaling pathway, Fyn-Lyn-Syk activation.
 
 
 
 
 
Phthalates
 
 
 
 
Parabens/Triclosan/Antimicrobials
 
 
Persistent Organic Pollutants: PCBs, Dioxin, OCPs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Perfluoroalkyl Substances
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Flame Retardants
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pesticides
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Potentially Toxic Elements  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Microplastics/Nanomaterials
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mixtures
 
 
 
 
 
 
Miscellaneous
 
 
 
 
Exposure/Environment Studies
 
 
BPA/Phenols
 
 
Parabens/Triclosan/Antimicrobials
 
 
Persistent Organic Pollutants: PCBs, Dioxin, OCPs
 
 

Impact of sociodemographic profile, generation and bioaccumulation on lifetime dietary and internal exposures to PCBs.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Perfluoroalkyl Substances
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Flame Retardants
 
 
 
 
 
Pesticides
 
 
 
 
Potentially Toxic Elements  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Microplastics
 
 
 
Air Pollution
 
 
 
 
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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 Sa…@healthandenvironment.org and ask to join the group EDC_re…@googlegroups.com. Archives are at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/edc_research. Feel free to forward. Compiled by Sarah Howard, Diabetes and Environment Program and HEEDS at Commonweal.
 
 

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