EDC Science Weekly, Sept. 15 – 28, 2023

A summary of articles on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) added to PubMed over the past two weeks. It’s quite a bit longer this time due to travel/vacation last week, but there are lots of goodies!

Science highlights

Events

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

Regulations/Policy

A vision for safer food contact materials: Public health concerns as drivers for improved testing.

Three-tiered approach for standard information requirements for polymers requiring registration under REACH.

The EU’s Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Ban: A Case of Policy over Science.

Survey on the Environmental Risks of Bisphenol A and Its Relevant Regulations in Taiwan: An Environmental Endocrine-Disrupting Chemical of Increasing Concern.

More EDC policy and regulations open for comment

Methods/Tools/Screening

Increased endocrine activity of xenobiotic chemicals as mediated by metabolic activation

Extracting Structural Information from Physicochemical Property Measurements Using Machine Learning─A New Approach for Structure Elucidation in Non-targeted Analysis.

Expanding Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Coverage in Nontargeted Analysis Using Data-Independent Analysis and IonDecon.

SWATH-F: A Novel Nontarget Strategy Based on the SWATH-MS Deconvolution Method Assisting in Annotating PFAS Homologues in Multisample Studies.

ECHIDNA (Emerging CHemIcals Database for National Awareness): a framework to prioritise contaminants of emerging concern in water.

ToxRefDB v2.1: update to curated in vivo study data in the Toxicity Reference Database.

More tools, reports, and resources

Commentaries

The Father of Environmental Justice Exposes the Geography of Inequity.

Guest Editorial: Focusing on What Matters Most-Impact.

Editorial: Role of estrogens as key regulators of energy homeostasis. [Intro to a research topic in Frontiers in Endocrinology]

Forever chemicals: the persistent effects of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances on human health.

The widely disregarded health risks posed by phthalates – A global call for action.

School of cheminformatics in Latin America.

Letter to editor: Evidence evaluated by EFSA does not support lowering the temporary tolerable daily intake for bisphenol A.

Dispelling myths of chemical hair relaxers causing uterine cancer.

Reviews

Numerous Chemicals/Mixtures

Disparities in Toxic Chemical Exposures and Associated Neurodevelopmental Outcomes: A Scoping Review and Systematic Evidence Map of the Epidemiological Literature. [see related Invited Perspective: Still Beating the Drum-Environmental Health Disparities and Neurodevelopment.]

Environmental contaminants, endocrine disruption, and transgender: Can “born that way” in some cases be toxicologically real?

Chemicals in menstrual products: A systematic review.

A state-of-art-review on emerging contaminants: Environmental chemistry, health effect, and modern treatment methods.

Phthalates

Phthalates and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome – Systematic Literature Review.

Do macrophages play a role in the adverse effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) on testicular functions?

Persistent Organic Pollutants: PCBs, Dioxin, OCPs

Effects of Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane on the Female Reproductive Tract Leading to Infertility and Cancer: Systematic Search and Review.

Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane for Malaria and Agricultural Uses and Its Impacts on Human Health.

Perfluoroalkyl Substances

An integrated assessment of ecological and human health risks of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances through toxicity prediction approaches.

PFAS Exposures and the Human Metabolome: A Systematic Review of Epidemiological Studies.

A critical review of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) landfill disposal in the United States.

Pesticides

Pyrethroid pesticide exposure and placental effects.

Frequency of urinary pesticides in children: a scoping review.

Effect of pesticides on phosphorylation of tau protein, and its influence on Alzheimer’s disease.

A state-of-the-science review of analytical methods for urinary dialkylphosphate metabolites in the assessment of exposure to organophosphate pesticides: From 2000 to 2022.

β-glucuronidase as a biomarker for assessing the exposure to anticholinergic pesticides: A meta-analysis.

Pesticide reduction amidst food and feed security concerns in Europe.

Health effects of herbicides and its current removal strategies.

Exposure to pesticides and the risk of hypothyroidism: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

The Associations between Organophosphate Pesticides (OPs) and Respiratory Disease, Diabetes Mellitus, and Cardiovascular Disease: A Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.

Metals/Metalloids

Dissecting the role of cadmium, lead, arsenic, and mercury in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.

Association between female circulating heavy metal concentration and abortion: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

The environment and male reproductive system: the potential role and underlying mechanisms of cadmium in testis cancer.

Association Between Blood Lead Levels and Thyroid Function: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Mercury and Parkinson’s Disease: Promising Leads, but Research Is Needed.

Microplastics/Nanomaterials

The endocrine disrupting effects of nanoplastic exposure: A systematic review.

Micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) and their potential toxicological outcomes: State of science, knowledge gaps and research needs.

Sources, Degradation, Ingestion and Effects of Microplastics on Humans: A Review.

Toxic effects of microplastics and nanoplastics on plants: A global meta-analysis.

Human Health Studies

Numerous Chemicals/Mixtures

Prenatal Exposure to Nonpersistent Environmental Chemicals and Postpartum Depression.

Exploratory profiles of phenols, parabens, and per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances among NHANES study participants in association with previous cancer diagnoses.

Association between co-exposure to phenols, phthalates, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with the risk of frailty.

Does prenatal exposure to multiple airborne and tap-water pollutants increase neonatal thyroid-stimulating hormone concentrations? Data from the Picardy region, France.

Prenatal dietary exposure to chemicals and allergy or respiratory diseases in children in the EDEN mother-child cohort.

Exposure to Hazardous Substances and Their Health Effects Among Residents Living Near Three Industrial Waste Incinerators in Korea.

BPA/Phthalates

Bisphenol-A and phthalate metabolism in children with neurodevelopmental disorders.

Association of serum phthalates exposure with incident type 2 diabetes risk in Chinese population: A nested case-control study.

Association of urinary bisphenols with thyroid function in the general population: a cross-sectional study of an industrial park in China.

Exploring the associations between phthalate exposure and cardiometabolic risk factors clustering among children: The potential mediating role of insulin-resistant-related genes DNA methylation.

The association between maternal urinary Bisphenol A levels and neurodevelopment at age 2 years in Chinese boys and girls: A prospective cohort study.

Persistent Organic Pollutants: PCBs, Dioxin, OCPs

Circulating organochlorine pesticide levels, genetic predisposition and the risk of incident type 2 diabetes.

Exposure to Agent Orange is Associated with Increased Recurrence after Surgical Treatment of Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

Associations of polychlorinated biphenyl and organochlorine pesticide exposure with hyperuricemia: modification by lifestyle factors.

Construction, evaluation, and AOP framework-based application of the EpPRS as a genetic surrogate for assessing environmental pollutants.

Environmental risk scores of persistent organic pollutants associate with higher ALS risk and shorter survival in a new Michigan case/control cohort.

Perfluoroalkyl Substances

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and thyroid hormone measurements in dried blood spots and neonatal characteristics: a pilot study.

Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Associations with Pubertal Onset and Serum Reproductive Hormones in a Longitudinal Study of Young Girls in Greater Cincinnati and the San Francisco Bay Area. [see related Invited Perspective: PFAS and Pubertal Timing in Girls-A Maturing Literature.]

Maternal Serum Concentrations of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Early Pregnancy and Small for Gestational Age in Southern Sweden.

Paired Liver:Plasma PFAS Concentration Ratios from Adolescents in the Teen-LABS Study and Derivation of Empirical and Mass Balance Models to Predict and Explain Liver PFAS Accumulation.

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Community Water Systems (CWS) and the Risk of Thyroid Cancer: An Ecological Study.

A metabolomic investigation of serum perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluorooctanoate.

Association of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances with hepatic steatosis and metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease among patients with acute coronary syndrome.

Serum concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and risk of renal cell carcinoma in the Multiethnic Cohort Study.

Association of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances with Allostatic Load Stratified by Herpes Simplex Virus 1 and 2 Exposure.

Flame Retardants

Prenatal exposures to organophosphate ester metabolite mixtures and children’s neurobehavioral outcomes in the MADRES pregnancy cohort.

Metals/Metalloids

Associations of metal mixtures with thyroid function and potential interactions with iodine status: results from a cross-sectional study in MEWHC.

In Utero Exposure to Metals and Birth Outcomes in an Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Birth Cohort in Madre de Dios, Peru. [see related Invited Perspective: An Argument for Changing the Reporting Units for Lead in Blood.]

Study on the correlation and interaction between metals and dyslipidemia: a case-control study in Chinese community-dwelling elderly.

Interactions of arsenic exposure, arsenic metabolism with red blood cell folate on the risk of hypertension: NHANES 2007-2016.

The association of arsenic exposure with mortality due to cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s and congenital anomalies using Poisson regression.

Low-to-Moderate Arsenic Exposure and Urothelial Tract Cancers with a Long Latent Period of Follow-Up in an Arseniasis Area.

Analysis of Prospective Genetic Indicators for Prenatal Exposure to Arsenic in Newborn Cord Blood of Using Machine Learning.

Air Pollution

Preconceptional and prenatal exposure to air pollutants and risk of gestational diabetes in the MADRES prospective pregnancy cohort study.

Effects of Air Pollution Exposure during Preconception and Pregnancy on Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.

Exposure to ambient air pollutants, serum miRNA networks, lipid metabolism, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in young adults.

Causality of particulate matter on cardiovascular diseases and cardiovascular biomarkers.

Miscellaneous

Lifetime exposure to brominated trihalomethanes in drinking water and swimming pool attendance are associated with chronic lymphocytic leukemia: a Multicase-Control Study in Spain (MCC-Spain).

Laboratory Studies

Numerous Chemicals/Mixtures

Systematic analysis of circadian disrupting substances with a high-throughput zebrafish circadian behavior screening approach. [phthalates, biocides, etc.]

BPA/Phenols

Bisphenol A is more potent than bisphenol S in influencing the physiological and pathological functions of lungs via inducing lung fibrosis and stimulating metastasis.

Expression of selected nuclear receptors in human epithelial ovarian cell line Caov3 exposed to bisphenol derivatives.

Bisphenol-A exposure alters liver, kidney, and pancreatic Klotho expression by HSP60-activated mTOR/autophagy pathway in male albino rats.

Bisphenol S and F affect cell cycle distribution and steroidogenic activity of human ovarian granulosa cells, but not primary granulosa tumour cells.

Exposure to low dose of Bisphenol A (BPA) intensifies kidney oxidative stress, inflammatory factors expression and modulates Angiotensin II signaling under hypertensive milieu.

Integrative analysis of DNA methylome and transcriptome reveals epigenetic regulation of bisphenols-induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy.

Adverse effects of plastic leachate and its component 2,4-DTBP on the early development of zebrafish embryos.

Analyzing the impact and mechanism of bisphenol A on testicular lipid metabolism in Gobiocypris rarus through integrated lipidomics and transcriptomics.

Mechanism of thyroid hormone and its structurally similar contaminant bisphenol S exposure on retinoid metabolism in zebrafish larval eyes.

Bisphenol A exposure triggers endoplasmic reticulum stress pathway leading to ocular axial elongation in mice.

Genetic and Epigenetic Evidence for Nonestrogenic Disruption of Otolith Development by Bisphenol A in Zebrafish.

Bisphenol analogues inhibit human and rat 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1: 3D-quantitative structure-activity relationship (3D-QSAR) and in silico docking analysis.

Effects of BPA Exposure and Recovery on the Expression of Genes Involved in the Hepatic Lipid Metabolism in Male Mice.

Combined western diet and bisphenol A exposure induces an oxidative stress-based paraoxonase 1 response in larval zebrafish.

Puerarin Prevents Bisphenol S Induced Lipid Accumulation by Reducing Liver Lipid Synthesis and Promoting Lipid Metabolism in C57BL/6J Mice.

Phthalates

Testis exposure to unopposed/elevated activin A in utero affects somatic and germ cells and alters steroid levels mimicking phthalate exposure.

Green tea polyphenols alleviate kidney injury induced by di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate in mice.

The active phthalate metabolite, DHEP, induces proliferation and metastasis of prostate cancer cells via upregulation of β-catenin and downregulation of KLF7.

Effects of butyl benzyl phthalate exposure during pregnancy and lactation on the post-involution mammary gland.

Untargeted Metabolomics Analysis Reveals Toxicity Based on the Sex and Sexual Maturity of Single Low-Dose DEHP Exposure.

Neurotoxicity and the potential molecular mechanisms of mono-2-ethylhexyl phthalic acid (MEHP) in zebrafish.

Lutein Modulates Oxidative Stress, Inflammatory and Apoptotic Biomarkers Related to Di-(2-Ethylhexyl) Phthalate (DEHP) Hepato-Nephrotoxicity in Male Rats: Role of Nuclear Factor Kappa B.

Perfluoroalkyl Substances

Perfluorooctanoic Acid Induces Transcriptomic Alterations in 2nd Trimester Human Cytotrophoblasts.

Effects of In Utero PFOS Exposure on Epigenetics and Metabolism in Mouse Fetal Livers.

Deleterious functional consequences of perfluoroalkyl substances accumulation into the myelin sheath.

Hexafluoropropylene oxide trimer acid exposure triggers necroptosis and inflammation through the Wnt/β-catenin/NF-κB axis in the liver.

Hepatotoxic response of perfluorooctane sulfonamide (PFOSA) in early life stage zebrafish (Danio rerio) is greater than perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS).

Association of adverse fetal outcomes with placental inflammation after oral gestational exposure to hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (GenX) in Sprague-Dawley rats.

Perfluorooctanoic acid exposure leads to defect in follicular development through disrupting the mitochondrial electron transport chain in granulosa cells.

Underlying Mechanisms for the Sex- and Chemical-Specific Hepatotoxicity of Perfluoroalkyl Phosphinic Acids in Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio).

In vitro modeling of the post-ingestion bioaccessibility of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances sorbed to soil and house dust.

Serum albumin mitigated perfluorooctane sulfonate-induced cytotoxicity by affecting the cellular responses.

Lemongrass Essential Oil Attenuates Perfluorooctane Sulfonate-Induced Jejunal Mucosal Injury in Rat: A Histological, Immunohistochemical, and Biochemical Study.

Effects of short-chain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on toxicologically relevant gene expression profiles in a liver-on-a-chip model.

Dose Addition Models Accurately Predict the Subacute Effects of a Mixture of Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) and Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) on Japanese Quail (Coturnix japonica) Chick Mortality.

Binding interaction of environmental DNA with typical emerging perfluoroalkyl acids and its impact on bioavailability.

Flame Retardants

Impairment of oocyte maturation as a mechanism of decreased fecundity in Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes) exposed to the brominated flame retardant, 1,2,5,6-tetrabromocyclooctane (TBCO).

Comparative Assessment of the Toxicity of Brominated and Halogen-Free Flame Retardants to Zebrafish in Terms of Tail Coiling Activity, Biomarkers, and Locomotor Activity.

Pesticides

Effects of Chronic Roundup Exposure on Medaka Larvae.

Maternal exposure of mice to glyphosate induces depression- and anxiety-like behavior in the offspring via alterations of the gut-brain axis.

Maternal impacts of pre-conceptional glyphosate exposure.

Developmental toxicity and estrogenicity of glyphosate in zebrafish in vivo and in silico studies.

The novel insecticide broflanilide dysregulates transcriptional networks associated with ion channels and induces hyperactivity in zebrafish (Danio rerio) larvae.

Chronic exposure to low-dose deltamethrin can lead to colon tissue injury through PRDX1 inactivation-induced mitochondrial oxidative stress injury and gut microbial dysbiosis.

Curcumin protects against fenvalerate-induced neurotoxicity in zebrafish (Danio rerio) larvae through inhibition of oxidative stress.

Early-life exposure to acephate inhibits sexual development and induces testicular and ovarian toxicity in mice.

Dataset for diseases associated with exposure to broflanilide, a novel pesticide, in larval zebrafish (Danio rerio).

Imidacloprid Induces Neurotoxicity in Albino Male Rats by Inhibiting Acetylcholinesterase Activity, Altering Antioxidant Status, and Primary DNA Damage.

The impact of the insecticide acetamiprid on the embryogenesis of the aquatic model organism Xenopus laevis.

Probiotic Bacteria Alleviate Chlorpyrifos-Induced Rat Testicular and Renal Toxicity: A Possible Mechanism Based on Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activity.

Impact of Perinatal Coexposure to Chlorpyrifos and a High-Fat Diet on Kisspeptin and GnRHR Presence and Reproductive Organs.

Environmental impacts of chlorpyrifos: Transgenerational toxic effects on aquatic organisms cannot be ignored.

Exposure to sublethal concentrations of thiacloprid insecticide modulated the expression of microRNAs in honeybees (Apis mellifera L.).

Combined effect of a neonicotinoid insecticide and a fungicide on honeybee gut epithelium and microbiota, adult survival, colony strength and foraging preferences.

Effects of the insecticide imidacloprid on the post-embryonic development of the honey bee Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae).

Thyroid Dysfunction Induced by Fungicide Famoxadone Exposure Contributes to Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Male Mice: In Vivo, In Vitro, and In Silico Studies.

Developmental pyrethroid exposure disrupts molecular pathways for circadian rhythms and synaptic plasticity in mouse brain.

Metals/Metalloids

Resveratrol alleviates perinatal methylmercury-induced neurobehavioral impairments by modulating the gut microbiota composition and neurotransmitter disturbances.

Thioredoxin 1 and Thioredoxin Reductase 1 Redox System Is Dysregulated in Neutrophils of Subjects with Autism: In Vitro Effects of Environmental Toxicant, Methylmercury.

Acetate Abates Arsenic-Induced Male Reproductive Toxicity by Suppressing HDAC and Uric Acid-Driven Oxido-inflammatory NFkB/iNOS/NO Response in Rats.

m⁶A methylation-mediated PGC-1α contributes to ferroptosis via regulating GSTK1 in arsenic-induced hepatic insulin resistance.

Microplastics/Nanomaterials

Exploring the toxicity of biodegradable microplastics and imidacloprid to earthworms (Eisenia fetida) from morphological and gut microbial perspectives.

Compound effect and mechanism of oxidative damage induced by nanoplastics and benzo [a] pyrene.

Interaction and mechanistic studies of thiram and common microplastics in food and associated changes in hazard.

Polystyrene microplastics induce size-dependent multi-organ damage in mice: Insights into gut microbiota and fecal metabolites.

Evaluation of possible attenuative role of chrysoeriol against polyethylene microplastics instigated testicular damage: A biochemical, spermatogenic and histological study.

Toxic vascular effects of polystyrene microplastic exposure.

Transgenerational effects of microplastics on Nrf2 signaling, GH/IGF, and HPI axis in marine medaka Oryzias melastigma under different salinities.

Multiomics analysis reveals the molecular basis for increased body weight in silkworms (Bombyx mori) exposed to environmental concentrations of polystyrene micro- and nanoplastics.

Liver Injury Induced by Exposure to Polystyrene Microplastics Alone or in Combination with Cadmium in Mice Is Mediated by Oxidative Stress and Apoptosis.

An integrated analysis of the fecal metabolome and metagenome reveals the distinct effects of differentially charged nanoplastics on the gut microbiota-associated metabolites in mice.

Pharmaceuticals/Personal Care Products

Chronic exposure to cortisone induces thyroid endocrine disruption and retinal dysfunction in adult female zebrafish (Danio rerio).

Miscellaneous

Prenatal Androgen Excess Induces Multigenerational Effects on Female and Male Descendants.

Melamine exposure during the weaning period negatively affects ovarian reserve.

In vitro, in vivo, and in silico evaluation of the glucocorticoid receptor antagonist activity of 3,6-dibromocarbazole.

Exposure/Environment Studies

Numerous Chemicals/Mixtures

US drinking water quality: exposure risk profiles for seven legacy and emerging contaminants.

The environmental occurrence, fate, and risks of 25 endocrine disruptors in Slovenian waters.

Occurrence, tissue distribution, and risk assessment of progestins, androgens, estrogens, and phenols in wild freshwater fish species.

BPA/Phenols

Environment-wide association study to identify exposure pathways of bisphenol A in Korean children and adolescents: Korean National Environmental Health Survey (KoNEHS) 2018-2020.

Exposure to Bisphenol A and Its Analogs among Thai School-Age Children.

Comparison of prenatal and postnatal exposure to endocrine active phenol derivatives in mammals – Humans and Baltic grey seals.

Bisphenol A contamination in Hilsa shad and assessment of potential health hazard: A pioneering investigation in the national river Ganga, India.

Phthalates

Unraveling the contribution of dietary intake to human phthalate internal exposure.

Determination of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and Phthalates in Human Placenta by Mixed Hexane/Ether Extraction and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry/Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS/MS).

Persistent Organic Pollutants: PCBs, Dioxin, OCPs

Reproductive performance of Peregrine falcons relative to the use of organochlorine pesticides, 1946-2021.

How did a tailings spill change the distribution of legacy organochlorine compounds in a Southeast Atlantic inner shelf area: Is a hidden danger being transferred to the ocean?

Reduced attention on restricted organochlorine pesticides, whereas still noteworthy of the impact on the deep soil and groundwater: a historical site study in southern China.

Perfluoroalkyl Substances

Concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in paired tap water and blood samples during pregnancy.

Low concentrations of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in municipal drinking water associated with serum PFAA concentrations in Swedish adolescents.

Fluorine Mass Balance, including Total Fluorine, Extractable Organic Fluorine, Oxidizable Precursors, and Target Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, in Pooled Human Serum from the Tromsø Population in 1986, 2007, and 2015.

Cloth-Air Partitioning of Neutral Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in North Carolina Homes during the Indoor PFAS Assessment (IPA) Campaign.

The sources and bioaccumulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in animal-derived foods and the potential risk of dietary intake.

Legacy per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) especially alternative PFASs in shellfish from Shandong Province, China: Distribution, sources, and health risk.

Characterizing the long-term occurrence and anthropogenic drivers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in surface water of the Rhine River.

Inputs, amplification and sinks of perfluoroalkyl substances at coastal Antarctica.

Effect of heavy metal co-contaminants on the sorption of thirteen anionic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in soils.

Flame Retardants

Complementarity of plasma and stool for the characterization of children’s exposure to halogenated flame retardants: Update on analytical methods and application to a Canadian cohort.

Levels of organophosphate flame retardants and their metabolites among 391 volunteers in Taiwan: difference between adults and children.

Temporal trends and predictors of gestational exposure to organophosphate ester flame retardants and plasticizers.

Can plastic pollution contaminate loggerhead turtle nests? Evaluation of flame retardants (PBDEs) levels in the sand.

Eight novel brominated flame retardants in indoor and outdoor dust samples from the E-waste recycling industrial park: Implications for human exposure.

Impact of landfill characteristics on the atmospheric exposure to halogenated flame retardants in gulls.

Pesticides

Assessment of exposure to pesticides: residues in 24 h duplicate diets versus their metabolites in 24 h urine using suspect screening and target analysis.

Exposure of the general French population to herbicides, pyrethroids, organophosphates, organochlorines, and carbamate pesticides in 2014-2016: Results from the Esteban study.

Human health risk assessment based on direct and indirect exposure to endocrine disrupting herbicides in drinking, ground, and surface water in Croatia.

Behavioral and physiological changes in the passerine Agelaioides badius following the ingestion of coated seeds with imidacloprid in a 30-day experiment.

Could Exposure to Glyphosate Pose a Risk to the Survival of Wild Animals? A Case Study on the Field Lizard Podarcis siculus.

Bee Pollinator Mortality Due to Pesticide-Laden Particulate Matter from Beef Cattle Feedyards.

Pesticide contamination of beeswax from managed honey bee colonies in New York State.

The survival and flight capacity of commercial honeybees and endangered stingless bees are impaired by common agrochemicals.

Metals/Metalloids

Maternal hair segments reveal metal(loid) levels over the course of pregnancy: a preliminary study in Southern China.

Rapid hyperthyroidism-induced adaptation of salmonid fish in response to environmental pollution.

Untested, Unsafe? Cannabis Users Show Higher Lead and Cadmium Levels. [Science Selection in EHP]

Microplastics/Nanomaterials

Temporal trends in microplastic accumulation in placentas from pregnancies in Hawai’i.

Miscellaneous

Dynamic Source Distribution and Emission Inventory of a Persistent, Mobile, and Toxic (PMT) Substance, Melamine, in China.

Increased bat hunting at polluted streams suggests chemical exposure rather than prey shortage.

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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/. Feel free to forward this email. Compiled by Sarah Howard of Healthy Environment and Endocrine Disruptor Strategies (HEEDS), a program of Environmental Health Sciences.

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