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, Exposure/Environment Studies.
Regulations/Policy
Methods/Screening
Reviews
Commentaries/Conference Summaries
The sustained undermining of science by the EPA’s leaders is a travesty. [Editorial in Nature]
Bisphenol A shapes children’s brain and behavior: towards an integrated neurotoxicity assessment including human data. [Commentary in Environ Health]
The global odyssey of plastic pollution. [Perspective in Science]
Recent advances in mercury research. [Editorial in Sci Total Environ] [also see Dedication of STOTEN Special Issue: Recent Advances in Mercury Research to Dr. Grant Carleton Edwards.]
Persistent Organic Pollutants: PCBs, Dioxin, OCPs
Perfluoroalkyl Substances
Potentially Toxic Elements
Microplastics/Nanomaterials
Air Pollution
Miscellaneous
Interference on Iodine Uptake and Human Thyroid Function by Perchlorate-Contaminated Water and Food.
A Scoping Review of Non-Occupational Exposures to Environmental Pollutants and Adult Depression, Anxiety, and Suicide. [air pollution, metals, pesticides, POPs, etc.]
Environmental Toxic Exposures Using Companion Animals as an Indicator of Human Toxicity: A Case Report and Discussion. [From canaries in coal mines to mercury, lead, Teflon, herbicides, etc.]
Early-life exposure to widespread environmental toxicants and maternal-fetal health risk: A focus on metabolomic biomarkers. [metals, air pollutants, POPs, etc.]
Human Health Studies
Phthalates/Phenols/Parabens
Exposure to Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in the Dutch general population is associated with adiposity-related traits. [phthalates, bisphenols, parabens]
Persistent Organic Pollutants: PCBs, Dioxin, OCPs
Perfluoroalkyl Substances
Pesticides
Potentially Toxic Elements
Air Pollution
Mixtures
Laboratory Studies
BPA/Phenols
Phthalates
Persistent Organic Pollutants: PCBs, Dioxin, OCPs
Perfluoroalkyl Substances
Organotins
Pesticides
Potentially Toxic Elements
Microplastics/Nanomaterials
Air Pollution
Pharmaceuticals
Mixtures
Exposure/Environment Studies
BPA/Phenols
Phthalates
Persistent Organic Pollutants: PCBs, Dioxin, OCPs
Perfluoroalkyl Substances
Organotins
Pesticides
Potentially Toxic Elements
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.