A summary of articles on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) added to PubMed this week.
Contents: Events, Interesting Article of the Week, Methods/Tools/Screening, Commentaries, Reviews, Human Health Studies, Laboratory Studies, Exposure/Environment Studies
Events
May 20 Webinar: Putting the EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability into action: Responding to hazardous chemicals in plastic FCMs (Food Packaging Forum)
May 21 Virtual Town Hall: How Toxic Chemicals are Causing DIsastrous Consequences for Human Reproduction and Other Species (Center for Environmental Health)
May 24 Webinar: Exploring Critical Windows of Exposure to Heavy Metals in Health Disparity Cohorts (NIEHS)
June 9, Webinar: DDT Exposure in Grandmothers Linked to Obesity, Earlier Periods in Granddaughters: New Meaning of “Persistence” for an Environmental Chemical Banned 50 Years Ago (EDC Strategies Partnership)
June 10 (Register by June 7) Webinar: 25 Years After Our Stolen Future: What Have We Learned About Endocrine Disruption? (Society of Toxicology of Canada and The Intersectoral Centre for Endocrine Disruptor Analysis (ICEDA))
Interesting Article of the Week
Methods/Tools/Screening
Commentaries
The P-Sufficient Approach: A Strategy for Regulating PFAS as a Class. [EHP Science Selection]
Developmental Origins of Delayed Adult Immune Response: The AhR Connection. [EHP Science Selection]
Reviews
BPA/Phthalates
Perfluoroalkyl Substances
Pesticides
Maternal Exposure to Pesticides and Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Offspring: A Meta-analysis.
Potentially Toxic Elements
Microplastics
Air Pollution
Pharmaceuticals/Personal Care Products
Miscellaneous
Human Health Studies
BPA/Phthalates
Perfluoroalkyl Substances
Pesticides
Potentially Toxic Elements
Air Pollution
Effects of short-term personal exposure to air pollution on platelet mitochondrial DNA methylation levels and the potential mitigation by L-arginine supplementation. [intervention study]
Associations between time-weighted personal air pollution exposure and amino acid metabolism in healthy adults. [intervention study]
Indoor pet allergen exposures modify the effects of chemical air pollutants on respiratory symptoms.
Miscellaneous
Laboratory Studies
BPA/Phenols
Phthalates
Persistent Organic Pollutants: PCBs, Dioxin, OCPs
Perfluoroalkyl Substances
Pesticides
Potentially Toxic Elements
Microplastics
Air Pollution
Pharmaceuticals/Personal Care Products
Exposure to sevoflurane results in changes of transcription factor occupancy in sperm and inheritance of autism. [a general anesthetic]
Mixtures
Miscellaneous
Exposure/Environment Studies
BPA/Phenols
Parabens/Triclosan/Antimicrobials
Persistent Organic Pollutants: PCBs, Dioxin, OCPs
Perfluoroalkyl Substances
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Breast Milk: Concerning Trends for Current-Use PFAS. [also see the article in the Guardian on this study]
Flame Retardants
Pesticides
Potentially Toxic Elements
Microplastics
Air Pollution
Pharmaceuticals/Personal Care Products
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 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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