EDC Science Weekly, June 21-27, 2024

A summary of articles on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) added to PubMed this week. 
 
Contents: Events, Methods/Tools/Screening, Commentaries, Reviews/Meta-Analyses, Human Health Studies, Laboratory Studies, Exposure/Environment Studies
 
 
 
Events
 
 
July 12 and 31: Virtual symposium: Measuring Microplastics register for July 12register for July 31 [NYU Langone Center for the Investigation of Environmental Hazards (CIEH)]
 
July 23 webinar:  CHE Café: Protecting scientists from industry intimidation [Collaborative for Health and Environment (CHE)]   
 
 
Sept. 23-24: Plastics and Human Health Symposium [NYU Center for the Investigation of Environmental Hazards (CIEH), save the date]
 
 
Oct. 28: Swiss Symposium on Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals [Food Packaging Forum and ETH Zurich, save the date]

Methods/Tools/Screening 
 
 
 
 
Commentaries
 
Reviews/Meta-Analyses
 
Numerous Chemicals/Mixtures 
Microplastics/Nanomaterials
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Human Health Studies
 
Numerous Chemicals/Mixtures  
 
 
 
BPA/Phenols
 
ADA Presidents’ Select Abstract: Oral Bisphenol A Administration Decreased Peripheral Insulin Sensitivity in Healthy Adults [Not published as an article yet but the abstract was presented at American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions last week and is getting a lot of press]
 
 
 
 
 
Phthalates
 
 
 
PFAS
 
 
Flame Retardants
 
 
Pesticides
 
 
 
 
Metals/Metalloids
 
 
 
 
 
 
Air Pollution
 
 
Laboratory Studies
 
Numerous Chemicals/Mixtures
 
 
BPA/Phenols
 
 
 
 
 
Phthalates
 
 
 
 
 
Persistent Organic Pollutants: PCBs, Dioxin, OCPs
 
 
PFAS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Flame Retardants
 
 
Organotins  
 
 
Pesticides
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Metals/Metalloids
 
 
 
 
 
 
Microplastics/Nanomaterials
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Numerous Chemicals/Mixtures
 
 
 
 
BPA/Phenols
 
 
Phthalates
 
 
Persistent Organic Pollutants: PCBs, Dioxin, OCPs
 
 
 
PFAS
 
 
 
 
 
Pesticides
 
 
 
 
Metals/Metalloids
 
 
Microplastics/Nanomaterials
 
 
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 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
 
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