Bisphenol A (BPA) is a well-known for endocrine-disrupting chemical (EDC) and is one of
the highest amounts of chemicals produced worldwide. Some countries restrict the use of …

Human exposure to bisphenol A (BPA), a synthetic estrogen found in numerous consumer
products, is widespread. However, scientific knowledge about the sources and routes of …

Rockström et al.(2009a, 2009b) have warned that humanity must reduce anthropogenic
impacts defined by nine planetary boundaries if “unacceptable global change” is to be …

Environmental regulatory edicts within the EU, such as the regulatory framework for
chemicals REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) …

Background Rodent and in vitro studies have demonstrated the estrogenicity of bisphenol A
(BPA). However, few studies have examined the relationship between human exposure to …

Organisms in the aquatic environment are exposed to a variety of substances of numerous
chemical classes. The unintentional co-occurrence of pharmaceuticals and other …

The effects of the rupture of a mining tailings dam were investigated using the gills and liver
of Astyanax lacustris as a proxy for environmental quality. The fish were exposed for seven …

The decline in semen quality has been the subject of an animated debate. A recent
prospective study now irrefutably shows a decline in semen quality in men from Finland, a …

Obesity is now a worldwide pandemic. The usual explanation given for the prevalence of
obesity is that it results from consumption of a calorie dense diet coupled with physical …

Endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) are a diverse group of “chemicals of emerging
concern” which have attracted much interest from the research community since the 1990s …