Synthetic pesticides have been used since in the early to mid twentieth century. In the US
alone, over 800 pesticide active ingredients are formulated in about 21 000 different …

Background Numerous methods exist to analyze complex environmental mixtures in health
studies. As an illustration of the different uses of mixture methods, we employed methods …

Background As part of the French Human Biomonitoring (HBM) programme, the Esteban
study described, among other things, biomarkers levels of various chemicals in adults (18 …

2, 3, 7, 8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-(italic) p (/italic)-dioxin (TCDD or dioxin), a widespread
environmental contaminant, has been shown to disrupt multiple endocrine pathways. The …

Humans are exposed daily to complex mixtures of chemical pollutants through their
environment and diet, some of which have the potential to disrupt the bodies' natural …

A prospective investigation of breast cancer and organochlorine (OC) exposures was
undertaken in the New York University Women's Health Study. Cases (n= 148) and …

Abstract Background Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are linked with insulin resistance
and type-2 diabetes (T2D) in the general population. However, their associations with …

Persistent organohalogen toxicants such as 2, 3, 7, 8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin or
polychlorinated biphenyls measured in human serum are often expressed on a lipid weight …

Background As part of the perinatal component of the French Human Biomonitoring (HBM)
program, biomarkers levels of various chemicals have been described among pregnant …

Dioxin, a ubiquitous contaminant of industrial combustion processes including medical
waste incineration, has been implicated in the etiology of endometriosis in animals. We …