The impact of process variables on the removal of PBDEs and NPEOs during simulated activated sludge treatment [PDF]
, 2007 Sewage effluent is known to be a major source of endocrine disrupting compounds entering the aquatic environment. More efficient wastewater treatment could reduce the environmental load but, in order to achieve this factors determining compound behaviour
Langford, KH, Lester, JN, Scrimshaw, MD
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Factors related to Endocrine Disruptors Exposing Behaviors in Mothers of Infants [PDF]
Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing, 2017 PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine factors associated with behaviors of mothers that expose their infants to endocrine disruptors. The PROCEED model was used as a theoretical basis for the study.
Su Kyung Kim, SoMi Park
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Polysaccharide Ecocomposite Materials: Materials: Synthesis, Characterization and Application for Removal of Pollutants and Bacteria [PDF]
, 2012 A novel, simple and totally recyclable method has been developed for the synthesis of nontoxic, biocompatible and biodegradable composite materials from cellulose and chitosan.
Duri, Simon +2 more
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Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2017 Alemtuzumab, a humanized anti-CD52 monoclonal antibody, is approved for the treatment of active relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS). Alemtuzumab induces a rapid and prolonged depletion of lymphocytes from the circulation, which results in a ...
Mario Rotondi +5 more
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Assessing the carcinogenic potential of low-dose exposures to chemical mixtures in the environment: the challenge ahead. [PDF]
, 2015 Lifestyle factors are responsible for a considerable portion of cancer incidence worldwide, but credible estimates from the World Health Organization and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) suggest that the fraction of cancers ...
Ab Hamid, Hasiah +173 more
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The impact of endocrine disruptors on the development of neuroendocrine tumors (literature review)
Клинический разбор в общей медицине, 2022 Last years more and more attention has been paid in the scientific literature to the role of chemicals that destroy the endocrine system. Endocrine disruptors are defined as "exogenous chemicals or a mixture of chemicals that interfere with any aspect of
Inna A. Veitsman , Svetlana I. Mazepa
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Effects of endocrine-disrupting chemical exposure on zebrafish ovarian follicles [PDF]
, 2017 The process of oocyte maturation involves both nuclear and cytoplasmic events that are essential for the production of viable eggs and subsequent fertilization in sexually reproducing animals.
D\u27Angelo, Josephine +1 more
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Timing of maternal exposure and fetal sex determine the effects of low-level chemical mixture exposure on the fetal neuroendocrine system in sheep [PDF]
, 2016 We have shown that continuous maternal exposure to the complex mixture of environmental chemicals (ECs) found in human biosolids (sewage sludge), disrupts mRNA expression of genes crucial for development and long-term regulation of hypothalamo-pituitary ...
Bellingham, M. +7 more
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A method validation for simultaneous determination of phthalates and bisphenol A released from plastic water containers [PDF]
, 2019 Phthalates (or phthalate esters, PAEs) and bisphenol A (BPA) are widely used in various industries, particularly in the fields of cosmetics and packaging, and they increase the malleability and workability of materials.
Avino, P. +4 more
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Environmental chemical exposures and breast cancer [PDF]
, 2016 As a hormone-sensitive condition with no single identifiable cause, breast cancer is a major health problem. It is characterized by a wide range of contributing factors and exposures occurring in different combinations and strengths across a lifetime ...
Plant, J, Stanley, E, Voulvoulis, N
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