EDC-2: the Endocrine Society's second scientific statement on endocrine-disrupting chemicals

AC Gore, VA Chappell, SE Fenton, JA Flaws… - Endocrine …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Endocrine Society's first Scientific Statement in 2009 provided a wake-up call to
the scientific community about how environmental endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) …

Migrant women's experiences of pregnancy, childbirth and maternity care in European countries: A systematic review

F Fair, L Raben, H Watson, V Vivilaki… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Across Europe there are increasing numbers of migrant women who are of
childbearing age. Migrant women are at risk of poorer pregnancy outcomes. Models of …

Environmental pollutants and child health—a review of recent concerns

M Vrijheid, M Casas, M Gascon, D Valvi… - International journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
In recent years, many new studies have evaluated associations between environmental
pollutants and child health. This review aims to provide a broad summary of this literature …

Ambient air pollution, birth weight and preterm birth: a systematic review and meta-analysis

DM Stieb, L Chen, M Eshoul, S Judek - Environmental research, 2012 - Elsevier
Low birth weight and preterm birth have a substantial public health impact. Studies
examining their association with outdoor air pollution were identified using searches of …

Autism spectrum disorder and particulate matter air pollution before, during, and after pregnancy: a nested case–control analysis within the Nurses' Health Study II …

R Raz, AL Roberts, K Lyall, JE Hart… - Environmental …, 2015 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder with increasing
prevalence worldwide, yet has unclear etiology. Objective We explored the association …

Environmental chemicals in pregnant women in the United States: NHANES 2003–2004

TJ Woodruff, AR Zota, JM Schwartz - Environmental health …, 2011 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Exposure to chemicals during fetal development can increase the risk of
adverse health effects, and while biomonitoring studies suggest pregnant women are …

The mechanism (s) of neighbourhood effects: Theory, evidence, and policy implications

GC Galster - Neighbourhood effects research: New perspectives, 2011 - Springer
Although there is now a large body of empirical research on neighbourhood effects, we
know relatively little about the causal mechanisms responsible for relationships between …

Hormones and endocrine-disrupting chemicals: low-dose effects and nonmonotonic dose responses

LN Vandenberg, T Colborn, TB Hayes… - Endocrine …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
For decades, studies of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) have challenged traditional
concepts in toxicology, in particular the dogma of “the dose makes the poison,” because …

Endocrine disrupting chemicals in the atmosphere: their effects on humans and wildlife

J Annamalai, V Namasivayam - Environment international, 2015 - Elsevier
Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are exogenous agents that interfere or disrupt the
normal synthesis, secretion, transportation, binding and metabolism of natural hormones; …

Environmental risks of medium-chain chlorinated paraffins (MCCPs): a review

J Glüge, L Schinkel, K Hungerbühler… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
Chlorinated paraffins are industrial chemicals that can be subdivided into short-chain
(SCCP), medium-chain (MCCP), and long-chain (LCCP) chlorinated paraffins. The global …