In this paper, evidence from the current literature is presented that addresses either of two
questions: 1) do EDCs in the aquatic environment have the potential to impact the …

In the past 10 years, many thousands of research papers covering the many different
aspects of endocrine disruption in the environment have been published. What has been …

Existing environmental risk assessment procedures are limited in their ability to evaluate the
combined effects of chemical mixtures. We investigated the implications of this by analyzing …

In the present study male and female brown trout (Salmo trutta f. fario) were exposed to
environmentally relevant concentrations of bisphenol A (1.75, 2.40, 5.00 μgl− 1) during the …

Effluents from wastewater treatment works (WwTWs) contain estrogenic substances that
induce feminizing effects in fish, including vitellogenin (VTG) synthesis and gonadal …

In a recent study, it was reported that 4-methyl-2, 4-bis (4-hydroxyphenyl) pent-1-ene (MBP),
a metabolite of bisphenol A (BPA; 2, 2-bis (4-hydroxyphenyl) propane), showed estrogenic …

A field study was carried out in order to assess, in a wild cyprinid fish, the biological effects
related to the exposure to estrogenic compounds. The gonadosomic index (GSI), plasma …

Municipal wastewater is one of the main exposure routes that brings the most important
EDCs like natural and artificial hormones via urine, ingredients of personal care products …

A competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was developed for the
quantification of vitellogenin (Vtg) in the plasma of Chinese loach (Misgurnus …

The impact of chemicals on the environment and human health is a cause of increasing
concern. Although many studies continue to be carried out on this subject, most address …