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!
 
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.

Methods/Tools/Screening 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commentaries
Reviews
 
Numerous Chemicals/Mixtures 
Phthalates
 
 
Do macrophages play a role in the adverse effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) on testicular functions?
 
Persistent Organic Pollutants: PCBs, Dioxin, OCPs
 
 
 
Perfluoroalkyl Substances
 
 
 
 
Pesticides
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Metals/Metalloids
 
 
 
 
 
 
Microplastics/Nanomaterials
 
 
 
 
 
Human Health Studies
 
Numerous Chemicals/Mixtures  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BPA/Phthalates
 
 
 
 
 
 
Persistent Organic Pollutants: PCBs, Dioxin, OCPs
 
 
 
 
 
 
Perfluoroalkyl Substances
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Flame Retardants
 
 
Metals/Metalloids
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Air Pollution
 
 
Laboratory Studies
 
Numerous Chemicals/Mixtures
 
 
BPA/Phenols
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Phthalates
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Perfluoroalkyl Substances
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Flame Retardants
 
 
 
Pesticides
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Metals/Metalloids
 
 
 
 
 
Microplastics/Nanomaterials
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pharmaceuticals/Personal Care Products
 
Numerous Chemicals/Mixtures
 
 
 
 
BPA/Phenols
 
 
 
 
 
Phthalates
 
 
 
Persistent Organic Pollutants: PCBs, Dioxin, OCPs
 
 
 
 
Perfluoroalkyl Substances
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Flame Retardants
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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/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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