Organisms in the environment are exposed to a number of pollutants from different
compound groups. In addition to the classic pollutants like the polychlorinated biphenyls …

Although an increasing number of studies have been published on the effects of emergent
pollutants such as carbon nanoparticles, there is still scarce information on the impact of …

Biologically important metals regulate cellular homeostasis in living systems. Anthropogenic
exposure to these metals can cause adverse effects, including an increased incidence of …

Humans are exposed to complex mixtures of pesticides and other compounds, mainly via
food. Azole fungicides are broad spectrum antifungal compounds used in agriculture and in …

The developing brain is remarkably malleable as neural circuits are formed and these
circuits are strongly dependent on hormones for their development. For those reasons, the …

Biomonitoring studies show that humans carry a body burden of multiple classes of
contaminants which are not often studied together. Many of these chemicals may be …

Exposure to endocrine‐disrupting chemicals (EDCs) has been suggested to contribute to
the increasing trends of external genital malformation in male newborns. In Northeastern …

The endocrine system is one of the body's major homeostatic control systems whose aim is
to maintain normal functions and development in the face of a constantly changing …

The quality of diets in rodent feeding trials is crucial. We describe the contamination with
environmental pollutants of 13 laboratory rodent diets from 5 continents. Measurements …

People spend most of their time indoors. Dust settled in the home may be contaminated by
semi‐volatile organic compounds (SVOCs). Exposure to these compounds is of great …