EDC Science Weekly, June 17 – 23, 2020

A summary of articles on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) added to PubMed this week.

Contents: Regulations/Policy, Methods/Tools/Screening, Commentaries/Conference Summaries, Reviews, Human Health Studies, Laboratory Studies, Exposure/Environment Studies

Regulations/Policy

Endocrine disruptors in Europe: Nineteen “experts” are polluting the debate [Not in PubMed, but a must-read news article published in Environmental Health News, originally published in Le Monde]

Analysis of different preferences for the EU’s regulatory options for endocrine disruptor identification criteria using argumentation theory.

Stakeholder analysis with regard to a recent European restriction proposal on microplastics.

Filling Gaps in Science Exposes Gaps in Chemical Regulation [Comment in Science]

Methods/Tools/Screening

An integrated chemical environment with tools for chemical safety testing.

An automated and high-throughput-screening compatible pluripotent stem cell-based test platform for developmental and reproductive toxicity assessment of small molecule compounds.

A novel in-situ Toxicity Identification Evaluation (iTIE) system for determining which chemicals drive impairments at contaminated sites.

Systematic dose-response of environmental epidemiologic studies: Dose and response pre-analysis.

Single-Cell Distribution Analysis of AR Levels by High-Throughput Microscopy in Cell Models: Application for Testing Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals.

A high-throughput assay for screening environmental pollutants and drugs impairing predator avoidance in Daphnia magna.

Screening for Phytoestrogens using a Cell-based Estrogen Receptor β Reporter Assay.

Screening-level estimates of environmental release rates, predicted exposures and toxic pressures of currently used chemicals.

Patient Innovation in Investigating Effects of Environmental Pollution in Schizophrenia: Case Report of Digital Phenotyping Beyond Apps. [a patient developed an app to see if air quality affected their mental health]

Commentaries/Conference Summaries

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, Microplastics, and COVID-19: Will We Ever Learn? [Editorial in Integr Environ Assess Manag.]

(MIS)Use of the Adverse Outcome Pathway Concept for Assessing Endocrine Disruption in Nontarget Organisms. and Scientific Basis for Expanding the Use of Interspecies Correlation Estimation Models [both in the “Debates” section of Integr Environ Assess Manag.]

Deep-ocean seafloor islands of plastics. [Comment in Science]

Summary of Discussions From the 2019 OECD Conference on RNAi Based Pesticides.

Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases symposium on air pollution: overview and highlights.

Air pollution and psychiatric disorders: current and future challenges. [Comment]

Microplastic Research Should Embrace the Complexity of Secondary Particles. [Viewpoint]

Reviews

Numerous EDCs

Diabetes and Toxicant Exposure.

Exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals and anthropometric measures of obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Endocrine disruptors from the environment affecting breast cancer.

BPA/Phthalates

The Impact of Prenatal Exposure to Bisphenol A on Male Reproductive Function.

Fetal-Maternal Exposure to Endocrine Disruptors: Correlation with Diet Intake and Pregnancy Outcomes. [BPA and phthalates]

Persistent Organic Pollutants: PCBs, Dioxin, OCPs

Recent advances in the removal of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) using multifunctional materials:a review.

Comparative review of the distribution and burden of contaminants in the body of polar bears.

Perfluoroalkyl Substances

What are the effects of PFAS exposure at environmentally relevant concentrations?

Environmental levels and human body burdens of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances in Africa: A critical review.

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Neurotoxicity in Sentinel and Non-Traditional Laboratory Model Systems: Potential Utility in Predicting Adverse Outcomes in Human Health.

Pesticides

Toxicity of the herbicides used on herbicide-tolerant crops, and societal consequences of their use in France.

Organophosphorus Compounds and MAPK Signaling Pathways.

Seek and you shall find: An assessment of the influence of the analytical methodologies on pesticide occurrences in honey bee-collected pollen with a systematic review.

Potentially Toxic Elements

Neurotoxic effects of combined exposures to aluminum and mercury in early life (infancy).

Effects of Arsenic (+3 oxidation state) Methyltransferase Gene Polymorphisms and Expression on Bladder Cancer: Evidence From A Systematic Review, Meta-analysis and TCGA dataset.

Review on metal packaging: materials, forms, food applications, safety and recyclability.

Plastics/Microplastics/Nanomaterials

Microplastics as pollutants in agricultural soils.

Why is there plastic packaging in the natural environment? Understanding the roots of our individual plastic waste management behaviours.

An overview of recent advances in micro/nano beads and microfibers research: Critical assessment and promoting the less known.

Approaching the environmental problem of microplastics: Importance of WWTP treatments.

Small and dangerous? Potential toxicity mechanisms of common exposure particles and nanoparticles.

Air Pollution

Developmental Origins of Health and Disease: Impact of environmental dust exposure in modulating microbiome and its association with non-communicable diseases.

Association of Air Pollution and Heat Exposure With Preterm Birth, Low Birth Weight, and Stillbirth in the US: A Systematic Review.

Projections of Ambient Temperature- and Air Pollution-Related Mortality Burden Under Combined Climate Change and Population Aging Scenarios: a Review.

Air Pollution Neurotoxicity in the Adult Brain: Emerging Concepts from Experimental Findings.

Ozone and Particulate Matter Exposure and Alzheimer’s Disease: A Review of Human and Animal Studies.

Air Pollution as Risk Factor for Mental Disorders: In Search for a Possible Link with Alzheimer’s Disease and Schizophrenia.

The Indoor Environment and Childhood Asthma.

Organ-on-a-Chip: Opportunities for Assessing the Toxicity of Particulate Matter.

Cardiovascular Adaptations to Particle Inhalation Exposure: Molecular Mechanisms of the Toxicology.

Air Pollution and Interstitial Lung Diseases: Defining Epigenomic Effects.

Air Microbiome and Pollution: Composition and Potential Effects on Human Health, Including SARS Coronavirus Infection.

Miscellaneous

Toxicant Disruption of Immune Defenses: Potential Implications for Fetal Membranes and Pregnancy. [TCE]

The occurrence and levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in African environments-a systematic review.

Ecological and Human Health Risk Assessment.

Human Health Studies

BPA/Phthalates

Urinary bisphenol A, phthalate metabolites, and obesity: do gender and menopausal status matter?

The association between urine di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate metabolites, global DNA methylation, and subclinical atherosclerosis in a young Taiwanese population.

Urinary concentrations of phthalates in relation to circulating fatty acid profile in National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2003-2004 and 2011-2012.

A study on the effect of phthalate esters and their metabolites on idiopathic infertile males.

Parabens

Is time to remove parabens from standard patch test batteries? Retrospective study of 10,461 patients.

Persistent Organic Pollutants: PCBs, Dioxin, OCPs

Association between pre/perinatal exposure to POPs and children’s anogenital distance at age 4 years: A study from the INMA-Asturias cohort.

Persistent organic pollutants, pre-pregnancy use of combined oral contraceptives, age, and time-to-pregnancy in the SELMA cohort.

Perfluoroalkyl Substances

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Early Pregnancy and Risk for Preeclampsia: A Case-Control Study in Southern Sweden.

Pesticides

Establishing health-based biological exposure limits for pesticides: A proof of principle study using mancozeb.

Epigenetic study of global gene methylation in PON1, XRCC1 and GSTs different genotypes in rural and urban pesticide exposed workers.

Longitudinal Study of Metabolic Biomarkers among Conventional and Organic Farmers in Thailand.

Nutritional intake pattern of horticulture farmers in three ethnic populations in Indonesia and farmer susceptibility to chlorpyrifos insecticide.

Occupational pesticide exposure and the risk of death in patients with Parkinson’s disease: an observational study in southern Brazil.

Potentially Toxic Elements

Blood lead levels and aberrant DNA methylation of the ALAD and p16 gene promoters in children exposed to environmental-lead.

Sex-specific associations of blood and urinary manganese levels with glucose levels, insulin resistance and kidney function in US adults: National health and nutrition examination survey 2011-2016.

Association of arsenic-related AS3MTgene and antioxidant SOD2 gene expression in industrial workers occupationally exposed to arsenic.

The association of blood lead levels and renal effects may be modified by genetic combinations of Metallothionein 1A 2A polymorphisms.

Heavy metal concentration in classroom dust samples and its relationship with childhood asthma: a study from Islamic Republic of Iran.

Effect of lead and cadmium to blood pressure on communities along coastal areas of Makassar, Indonesia.

Epigenetic alteration of mitochondrial biogenesis regulatory genes in arsenic exposed individuals (with and without skin lesions) and in skin cancer tissues: A case control study.

Air Pollution

Associations of outdoor fine particulate air pollution and cardiovascular disease in 157 436 individuals from 21 high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries (PURE): a prospective cohort study.

Air Pollution and Emergency Department Visits for Mental Disorders among Youth.

Associations of Air Pollution and Noise with Local Brain Structure in a Cohort of Older Adults.

Short-term exposure to air pollution and occurrence of emergency stroke in Chongqing, China.

Household air pollution from cooking and heating and its impacts on blood pressure in residents living in rural cave dwellings in Loess Plateau of China.

Fine Particulate Matter and Poor Cognitive Function among Chinese Older Adults: Evidence from a Community-Based, 12-Year Prospective Cohort Study.

Impacts of ambient air pollution on glucose metabolism in Korean adults: a Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey study.

Causal Effects of Air Pollution on Mortality in Massachusetts.

The association between long-term exposure to low-level PM2.5 and mortality in the state of Queensland, Australia: A modelling study with the difference-in-differences approach.

Do acute changes in ambient air pollution increase the risk of potentially fatal cardiac arrhythmias in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators?

Associations Between Short-Term Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter and Cardiovascular Disease Hospital Admission After Index Myocardial Infarction: A Case-Crossover Study.

Assessing the relationship between ground levels of ozone (O3) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) with coronavirus (COVID-19) in Milan, Italy.

Inverse association between dengue, chikungunya, and Zika virus infection and indicators of household air pollution in Santa Rosa, Guatemala: A case-control study, 2011-2018.

Mixtures

An exploratory evaluation of the potential pulmonary, neurological and other health effects of chronic exposure to emissions from municipal solid waste fires at a large dumpsite in Olusosun, Lagos, Nigeria.

Cancer incidence in the vicinity of a waste incineration plant in the Nice area between 2005 and 2014.

Interaction effect of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon metabolites and cadmium on semen quality in nonsmokers.

Bone turnover markers in children and adolescents with environmentally determined short stature, living in the oil and gas processing region.

Rio Birth Cohort Study on Environmental Exposure and Childhood Development – PIPA Project. [metals, plasticizers, pesticides]

Miscellaneous

Use of e-cigarettes associated with lower sperm counts in a cross-sectional study of young men from the general population.

Laboratory Studies

BPA/Phenols

Bisphenol A exposure induces gut microbiota dysbiosis and consequent activation of gut-liver axis leading to hepatic steatosis in CD-1 mice.

Taurine effects on Bisphenol A-induced oxidative stress in the mouse testicular mitochondria and sperm motility.

Role of bisphenol A on calcium influx and its potential toxicity on the testis of Danio rerio.

Targeting the Lowest Concentration of a Toxin that Induces a Detectable Metabolic Response in living Organisms: Time Resolved In vivo 2D NMR During a Concentration Ramp.

Visceral obesity and cell cycle pathways serve as links in the association between bisphenol A exposure and breast cancer.

Phthalates

Effects of intravenous and oral di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and 20% Intralipid vehicle on neonatal rat testis, lung, liver, and kidney.

The reproductive toxicity and potential mechanisms of combined exposure to dibutyl phthalate and diisobutyl phthalate in male zebrafish (Danio rerio).

The phthalate DEHP modulates the estrogen receptors α and β increasing lactotroph cell population in female pituitary glands.

Low Dose of Genistein Alleviates Mono-(2-Ethylhexyl) Phthalate-Induced Fetal Testis Disorder Based on Organ Culture Model.

Triclosan

Risk assessment of cardiotoxicity to zebrafish (Danio rerio) by environmental exposure to triclosan and its derivatives.

Persistent Organic Pollutants: PCBs, Dioxin, OCPs

Gut Microbiome Critically Impacts PCB-induced Changes in Metabolic Fingerprints and the Hepatic Transcriptome in Mice.

High inter-species differences of 12378-polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin between humans and mice.

Gestational dioxin exposure suppresses prolactin-stimulated nursing in lactating dam rats to impair development of postnatal offspring.

Perfluoroalkyl Substances

Comparative toxicometabolomics of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and next-generation perfluoroalkyl substances.

Single and mixture per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances accumulate in developing Northern leopard frog brains and produce complex neurotransmission alterations.

New application of rutin: Repair the toxicity of emerging perfluoroalkyl substance to Pseudomonas stutzeri.

Exposure to low concentration of trifluoromethanesulfonic acid induces the disorders of liver lipid metabolism and gut microbiota in mice.

Temperature effect on perfluorooctane sulfonate toxicokinetics in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss): Exploration via a physiologically based toxicokinetic model.

Probiotic modulation of perfluorobutanesulfonate toxicity in zebrafish: Disturbances in retinoid metabolism and visual physiology.

Liposome-mediated delivery of challenging chemicals to aid environmental assessment of Bioaccumulative (B) and Toxic (T) properties. [PFOA, TBBPA, chlorinated paraffin]

Flame Retardants

The interactions of diet-induced obesity and organophosphate flame retardant exposure on energy homeostasis in adult male and female mice.

Exposure to low doses of Dechlorane Plus promotes adipose tissue dysfunction and glucose intolerance in male mice.

2-Ethylhexyl Diphenyl Phosphate and its Hydroxylated Metabolites are Anti-Androgenic and Cause Adverse Reproductive Outcomes in Male Japanese Medaka (Oryzias latipes).

The effects of 28-day early-life exposure to triphenyl phosphate (TPhP) on odor preference and sexual behavior in female rats.

Biochemical responses of a freshwater fish Cirrhinus mrigala exposed to tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP).

2,2′,4,4′-tetrabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-47) induces wide metabolic changes including attenuated mitochondrial function and enhanced glycolysis in PC12 cells.

Behavioral impairments in infant and adult mouse offspring exposed to 2,3,7,8-tetrabromodibenzofuran in utero and via lactation.

TBBPA stimulated cell migration of endometrial cancer via the contribution of NOX-generated ROS in lieu of energy metabolism.

Pesticides

Placental transfer of pesticides studied in human placental perfusion.

Toxicity of pesticides toward human immune cells U-937 and HL-60.

The protective effect of fluted pumpkin seeds against atrazine-induced testicular injury.

Hematological and immunological responses in the African catfish Clarias gairepinus exposed to sublethal concentrations of herbicide Ronstar®.

Taurine Alleviates Intestinal Injury by Mediating Tight Junction Barriers in Diquat-Challenged Piglet Models.

Brain alterations in GABA, glutamate and glutamine markers after chronic atrazine exposure in the male albino rat.

The effects of metaldehyde on non-target aquatic macroinvertebrates: Integrating field and laboratory-based evidence.

Sub-chronic carbendazim exposure induces hepatic glycolipid metabolism disorder accompanied by gut microbiota dysbiosis in adult zebrafish (Daino rerio).

A comparative study of enzymatic and immunological parameters in Planorbarius corneus and Biomphalaria glabrata exposed to the organophosphate chlorpyrifos.

Potentially Toxic Elements

Arsenic induces hepatic insulin resistance via mtROS-NLRP3 inflammasome pathway.

Prenatal arsenic exposure interferes in postnatal immunocompetence despite an absence of ongoing arsenic exposure.

Development of a Drosophila melanogaster based model for the assessment of cadmium and mercury mediated renal tubular toxicity.

Effects of methylmercury on the pattern of NADPH diaphorase expression and astrocytic activation in the rat.

Zinc exerts its renal protection effect on arsenic-exposed common carp: A signaling network comprising Nrf2, NF-κB and MAPK pathways.

Evaluation of ameliorative effect of two selected plant drugs on experimentally induced arsenic toxicity in sheep.

Assessing the potential value of Rosa Roxburghii Tratt in arsenic-induced liver damage based on elemental imbalance and oxidative damage.

Low-dose heavy metal mixture (lead, cadmium and mercury)-induced testicular injury and protective effect of zinc and Costus afer in wistar albino rats.

Protective effect of Polygonatum sibiricum against cadmium-induced testicular injury in mice through inhibiting oxidative stress and mitochondria-mediated apoptosis.

Exposure to the heavy metal lead induces DNA copy number alterations in zebrafish cells.

Microplastics

Bladder entrance of microplastic likely induces toxic effects in carnivorous macrophyte Utricularia aurea Lour.

Biomarker responses in New Zealand green-lipped mussels Perna canaliculus exposed to microplastics and triclosan.

Microplastics mixture exposure at environmentally relevant conditions induce oxidative stress and neurotoxicity in the wedge clam Donax trunculus.

Air Pollution

Sex-specific effects of PM2.5 maternal exposure on offspring’s serum lipoproteins and gut microbiota.

Inflammation, oxidative stress and genotoxicity responses to biodiesel emissions in cultured mammalian cells and animals.

Associations of soluble metals and lung and liver toxicity in mice induced by fine particulate matter originating from a petrochemical complex.

Ambient PM2.5 Chronic Exposure Leads to Cognitive Decline in Mice: from Pulmonary to Neuronal Inflammation.

Pharmaceuticals

Vitamin D3 Ameliorates DNA Damage Caused by Developmental Exposure to Endocrine Disruptors in the Uterine Myometrial Stem Cells of Eker Rats. [DES]

Developmental programming: Prenatal testosterone induced changes in epigenetic modulators and gene expression in metabolic tissues of female sheep.

Long-term exposure to low 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2) concentrations disrupts both the reproductive and the immune system of juvenile rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss.

Mixtures

In vitro profiling of the potential endocrine disrupting activities affecting steroid and aryl hydrocarbon receptors of compounds and mixtures prevalent in human drinking water resources.

Combined effects of BPA and PFOS on fetal cardiac development: in vitro and in vivo experiments.

Joint toxic impacts of cadmium and three pesticides on embryonic development of rare minnow (Gobiocypris rarus).

Assessment of kidney health and exposure to mixture pollutants in the Mexican indigenous population.

Distinguishing mode of action of compounds inducing craniofacial malformations in zebrafish embryos to support dose-response modeling in combined exposures.

Miscellaneous

In utero exposure to phenanthrene induces hepatic steatosis in F1 adult female mice.

Toxicokinetics of the plasticizer, N-butylbenzenesulfonamide, in plasma and brain following oral exposure in rodents: Route, species, and sex comparison.

Exposure/Environment Studies

BPA/Phenols/Phthalates

Serum concentration of bisphenol A in elderly cats and its association with clinicopathological findings.

Changes in daily life reduce indoor exposure to selected endocrine disruptors in the home environment: a pilot intervention study. [BPA, phenols, phthalates]

Phthalates: Relationships between Air, Dust, Electronic Devices, and Hands with Implications for Exposure.

National screening study investigating nine phthalates and one adipate in raw and treated tap water in France.

Persistent Organic Pollutants: PCBs, Dioxin, OCPs

Atmospheric organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the Antarctic marginal seas: Distribution, sources and transportation.

Legacy and emerging organic contaminants: Levels and profiles in top predator fish from the western Indian Ocean in relation to their trophic ecology.

Biotransport of persistent organic pollutants in the southern Hemisphere by invasive Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in the rivers of northern Chilean Patagonia, a UNESCO biosphere reserve.

Legacy and emerging organic contaminants: Levels and profiles in top predator fish from the western Indian Ocean in relation to their trophic ecology.

Bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants in the gonads of Barbus barbus (Linnaeus, 1758).

A novel use of the leukocyte coping capacity assay to assess the immunomodulatory effects of organohalogenated contaminants in avian wildlife. [various POPs including PFAS]

Perfluoroalkyl Substances

Biomonitoring of PFOA, PFOS and PFNA in human milk from Czech Republic, time trends and estimation of infant’s daily intake.

Spatiotemporal variations, sources and health risk assessment of perfluoroalkyl substances in a temperate bay adjacent to metropolis, North China.

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the German environment – Levels and patterns in different matrices.

Characterizing and Comparing Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Commercially Available Biosolid and Organic Nonbiosolid-based Products.

Flame Retardants

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in plastic waste of electrical and electronic equipment: a case study in Belarus.

Organotins

Simultaneous analysis of butyltins and total tin in sediments as a tool for the assessment of tributyltin behaviour, long-term persistence and historical contamination in the coastal environment.

Pesticides

Primary production of freshwater microbial communities is affected by a cocktail of herbicides in an outdoor experiment.

How to select relevant metabolites based on available data for parent molecules: Case of neonicotinoids, carbamates, phenylpyrazoles and organophosphorus compounds in French water resources.

Determination of neonicotinoids and butenolide residues in avian and insect pollinators and their ambient environment in Western Canada (2017, 2018).

No evidence for neonicotinoid preferences in the bumblebee Bombus impatiens.

Pesticide residues in vegetables and risk assessment for consumers in Korea during 2010-2014.

Potentially Toxic Elements

Examining links between diet and lead exposure in young children: 2009-2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Seafood consumption is associated with higher follicular fluid arsenic (As) and mercury (Hg) concentrations in women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF).

Warmer temperature increases mercury toxicity in a marine copepod.

Biomononitoring of environmental exposure to inorganic arsenic.

Heavy metals in playgrounds in Lublin (E Poland): sources, pollution levels and health risk.

Total mercury levels in the muscle and liver of livestock and game animals in Poland, 2009-2018.

Human mercury exposure levels and fish consumption at the French Riviera.

Exposure Assessment of Cadmium in Female Farmers in Cadmium-Polluted Areas in Northern Japan.

Environmental and human health risks of arsenic in gold mining areas in the eastern Amazon.

Arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and lead levels in hair and urine in first-year RUDN University students of different geographic origins.

Assessment of vanadium and nickel enrichment in Lower Athabasca River floodplain lake sediment within the Athabasca Oil Sands Region (Canada).

A few studies from Indonesia:

Health risk analysis of exposure to mercury (Hg) and cyanide (CN) in Kayeli village communities Teluk Kayeli district Buru regency.

Health risk analysis of phenol and arsenic exposure among kokoda communities village Sorong, West Papua.

Potential ecological risks of mercury contamination along communities area in tonasa cement industry Pangkep, Indonesia.

Microplastics/Plastics

Identification of microplastics in white wines capped with polyethylene stoppers using micro-Raman spectroscopy.

Exploring plastic-induced satiety in foraging green turtles.

Microfibers in oceanic surface waters: A global characterization.

Covid-19 face masks: A potential source of microplastic fibers in the environment.

Effect of microplastics on greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions during aerobic composting.

London’s river of plastic: High levels of microplastics in the Thames water column.

Characteristics and Sinking Behavior of Typical Microplastics including the Potential Effect of Biofouling: Implications for Remediation.

Microplastics in water, sediment and fish from the Fengshan River system: Relationship to aquatic factors and accumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by fish.

Persistence in soil of microplastic films from ultra-thin compostable plastic bags and implications on soil Aspergillus flavus population.

Detection of Microplastics in Ambient Particulate Matter Using Raman Spectral Imaging and Chemometric Analysis.

Plastic ingestion by four seabird species in the Canadian Arctic: Comparisons across species and time.

Air Pollution

Impact of lockdown measures during COVID-19 on air quality- A case study of India.

Significant changes in the chemical compositions and sources of PM2.5 in Wuhan since the city lockdown as COVID-19.

Usefulness of bee bread and capped brood for the assessment of monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon levels in the environment.

Seasonal variation and influence factors of organophosphate esters in air particulate matter of a northeastern Chinese test home.

Pharmaceuticals

Pharmaceuticals and other contaminants in waters and sediments from Augusta Bay (southern Italy).

Dataset of pesticides, pharmaceuticals and personal care products occurrence in wetlands of Saudi Arabia.

Miscellaneous

Longitudinal assessment of mycotoxin co-exposures in exclusively breastfed infants.

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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.

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