The potential hazardous effects that estrogen-and androgen-like chemicals may have both
on wildlife and human health have attracted much attention from the scientific community …

Humans are exposed to a large number of chemicals from sources such as the environment,
food, and consumer products. There is growing concern that human exposure to chemical …

Fish are important dietary items that provide essential nutrients. Fish however,
bioaccumulate monomethyl mercury (MMHg) and organo-halogenated pollutants (OHP) that …

Embryo-foetal exposure to low doses of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) has been
related to reproductive tract diseases in experimental animals but not convincingly in human …

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are thought to cause numerous adverse health effects, but
their impact on estrogen signaling is still not fully understood. In the present study, we used …

The endocrine and reproductive effects of xenobiotics are believed to be due to (1) their
mimicking the effects of endogenous hormones;(2) their antagonizing the effects of …

Estrogens circulate at concentrations less than 20 pg/mL in men and postmenopausal
women, presenting analytical challenges. Quantitation by immunoassay is unreliable at …

Persistent organic pollutants (POP s) include lipophilic legacy POP s and the amphiphilic
perfluorinated alkyl acids (PFAA s). They have long half‐lives and bioaccumulate in the …

Xenoestrogens (XEs) are substances that imitate endogenous estrogens to affect the
physiologic functions of humans or other animals. As endocrine disruptors, they can be …

Since 1997 the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) has produced
integrated assessment reports on the status of and trends in environmental persistent …