Failure to Launch: The Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [PDF]
Frontiers in Toxicology, 2022 It has been 25 years since the U.S. Congress passed the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996, an amendment to the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act, which mandated that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) test all pesticide chemicals used in food for ...
Maricel V. Maffini, Laura N. Vandenberg
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The ETA–ESE statement on the European Chemicals Agency opinion on iodine as an endocrine disruptor [PDF]
European Thyroid JournalIn 2022, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) made a statement concluding that iodine is an endocrine disruptor (ED). We stress the fact that the ECHA opinion ECHA/BPC/357/2022 is based on their misguidedly zooming in on exclusively the biocidal products
Rodrigo Moreno-Reyes +6 more
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Toxic Effects of Endocrine Disruptor Exposure on Collagen-Induced Arthritis [PDF]
Biomolecules, 2022 Endocrine disruptors (EDs) are chemical substances capable of affecting endocrine system functioning and interfering with organ morphogenesis and physiological functions. The development and regeneration of bone tissues have a complex hormonal regulation,
Ramona D’Amico +12 more
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Estrogenic endocrine disruptor exposure directly impacts erectile function [PDF]
Communications BiologyErectile dysfunction (ED) is an extremely prevalent condition which significantly impacts quality of life. The rapid increase of ED in recent decades suggests the existence of unidentified environmental risk factors contributing to this condition ...
Samuel M. Cripps +4 more
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Environmental endocrine disruptor-induced mitochondrial dysfunction: a potential mechanism underlying diabetes and its complications [PDF]
Frontiers in EndocrinologyDiabetes and its complications significantly affect individuals’ quality of life. The etiology of diabetes mellitus and its associated complications is complex and not yet fully understood.
Kunhui He +9 more
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Environmental endocrine disruptors [PDF]
Pure and Applied Chemistry, 1998 Abstract
L. H. Keith
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EPA's Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP)
EDIS, 2010 PI227, a 4-page fact sheet by F.M. Fishel, discusses EPA’s screening program for potential effects to the endocrine system caused by pesticide exposure. Includes additional sources of information. Published by the UF Department of Agronomy, April 2010.
Frederick M. Fishel
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The Role of the Bisphenol A in Diabetes and Obesity
Biomedicines, 2021 Bisphenol A is a compound commonly found in products meant for daily use. It was one of the first compounds to be identified as an endocrine disruptor that was capable of disrupting the endocrine system and producing very similar effects to those of ...
Marcelino Pérez-Bermejo +2 more
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EPA’s Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP)
EDIS, 2013 People have asked questions in recent years concerning the effects that certain chemicals may have on the endocrine system of humans and wildlife. Laboratory studies have produced evidence that show various chemicals disrupt the endocrine systems of ...
Frederick M. Fishel
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Disruptores endocrinos y su camino hacia el desequilibrio metabólico
Revista Colombiana de Endocrinología, Diabetes y Metabolismo, 2020 El presente artículo de revisión tiene como objetivo presentar, de forma resumida, la evidencia que existe sobre las repercusiones metabólicas a nivel de obesidad y diabetes, que se genera como consecuencia de la exposición a sustancias químicas ...
P. Sánchez +5 more
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