A summary of articles on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) added to PubMed this week.
Contents: Events,Regulations/Policy, Methods/Tools/Screening, Commentaries/Conference Summaries, Reviews, Human Health Studies, Laboratory Studies, Exposure/Environment Studies
Events
Webinar Nov. 17 starting soon: Mechanistic Mediation of Flame Retardants in Preterm Birth (EDC Strategies Partnership)
Webinar Dec. 1: Potential Endocrine Disrupting Effects of Microplastics in Human Placenta and Aquatic Life (HEEDS Young EDC Scientists Showcase (YESS) webinar series)
Conference (virtual) Jan 10-13: PPTOX VII: International Conference on Prenatal Programming and Toxicity (Abstracts due Nov 29)
Course (in person) May 25 – June 9: Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals: Hazards and Opportunities (ECHO) (Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole)
Regulations/Policy
Role of epidemiology in risk assessment: a case study of five ortho-phthalates. [see related article in Environmental Health News, Phthalates’ regulatory standards may not protect people’s health, new study]
Methods/Tools/Screening
Commentaries/Conference Summaries
Reviews
Numerous Chemicals/Mixtures
Persistent Organic Pollutants: PCBs, Dioxin, OCPs
Prenatal exposure to persistent organic pollutants and childhood obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis of human studies. [PCBs, PFAS, PBDEs, OCPs, HCB]
Perfluoroalkyl Substances
Pesticides
Potentially Toxic Elements
Microplastics
Air Pollution
Pharmaceuticals/Personal Care Products
Miscellaneous
Numerous Chemicals/Mixtures
BPA/Phenols
Phthalates
Parabens/Triclosan/Antimicrobials
Persistent Organic Pollutants: PCBs, Dioxin, OCPs
Flame Retardants
Pesticides
Potentially Toxic Elements
Pharmaceuticals/Personal Care Products
Laboratory Studies
Numerous Chemicals/Mixtures
BPA/Phenols
Phthalates
Persistent Organic Pollutants: PCBs, Dioxin, OCPs
Perfluoroalkyl Substances
Pesticides
Potentially Toxic Elements
3,4-Dihydroxybenzaldehyde mitigates fluoride-induced cytotoxicity and oxidative damage in human RBC.
Microplastics
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Miscellaneous
Exposure/Environment Studies
Numerous Chemicals/Mixtures
BPA/Phenols
Parabens/Triclosan/Antimicrobials
Persistent Organic Pollutants: PCBs, Dioxin, OCPs
Perfluoroalkyl Substances
Pesticides
Climate change aggravates non-target effects of pesticides on dragonflies at macroecological scales.
Potentially Toxic Elements
Microplastics
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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 at sar…@gmail.com and ask to join the EDC Science Weekly group EDC_re…@googlegroups.com. 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, Diabetes and Environment Program and HEEDS at Commonweal.
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