Wastewater is contaminated water that must be treated before it may be transferred into
other rivers and lakes in order to prevent further groundwater pollution. Over the last decade …

In recent years, emerging contaminants (ECs) of high concern are broadly distributed
throughout the environmental matrices because of various industrial practices and …

Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) comprise a group of chemical compounds that have
been examined extensively due to the potential harmful effects in the health of human …

Objectives: Exposure to high concentrations of persistent organochlorines may cause fetal
toxicity, but the evidence at low exposure levels is limited. Large studies with substantial …

This review covers recent findings on the main categories of thyroid hormone–disrupting
chemicals and their effects on brain development. We draw mostly on epidemiological and …

Despite the connections between soils and human health, there has not been a great
amount of attention focused on this area when compared to many other fields of scientific …

Recent studies suggest that endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) may form a risk factor
for obesity by altering energy metabolism through epigenetic gene regulation. The goal of …

Both Aroclor and non-Aroclor sources of airborne polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were
found in residential homes. We deployed passive air samplers at 16 residences and found …

Previous studies have shown that juvenile or adult exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls
(PCBs) induces alterations in reproductive functions (eg, reduced fertilization rate) and …

Here, we studied the shipyard impacts on the distribution of PAHs and PCBs in the semi-
enclosed Xiangshan Bay, an important mariculture zone in China. The results showed that …