Only a small proportion of the published research on endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDC)
directly examined effects on neuroendocrine processes. There is an expanding body of …

In the last few years, it has become clear that a wide variety of environmental contaminants
have specific effects on neuroendocrine systems in fish, amphibians, birds and mammals …

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) have captivated the attention of scientists, the public
and the media [14, 26]. Since its inception, the endocrine disruption field has been …

It has been established that a wide variety of anthropogenic (man-made) chemicals in the
environment are capable of modulating and adversely affecting or disrupting endocrine …

Manmade chemicals can interfere with endocrine processes and have permeated many
ecosystems. Arguably, the most devastating example of endocrine disruption occurred in …

Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) enter aquatic ecosystems through discharged
effluents, mainly from wastewater treatment works and diffuse run off from land, and affect a …

Within the past few decades, the concept of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) has
risen from a position of total obscurity to become a focus of dialogue, debate, and concern …

This book addresses the biological effects of the reasonably large number of classes of
compounds that have been recognized as endocrine disrupters. These compounds have …

8 VOLUME 114| SUPPLEMENT 1| April 2006• Environmental Health Perspectives at the
population level. Nevertheless, assessments of chemical effects in wildlife are conducted at …

An endocrine-disrupting chemical (EDC) is an exogenous chemical, or mixture of chemicals,
that can interfere with any aspect of hormone action. The potential for deleterious effects of …