The past 5 years have seen some major successes in terms of global measurement and
regulation of persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PB&T) chemicals and persistent organic …

The polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are synthetic organochlorine chemicals that were
useful industrial products in the past, but their production was ended because they persist in …

The long-term consequences of climate change and potential environmental degradation
are likely to include aspects of disease emergence in marine plants and animals. In turn …

Nrf2/ARE pathway plays an important role in adapt to oxidative stress caused by pro-
oxidants and electrophiles through up-regulating phase II detoxifying enzymes. Our previous …

The objectives of this paper are to: assess the impact of exposure to current levels of
environmental contaminants in the Canadian Arctic on human health; identify the data and …

The aim of this study was to determine human prenatal and postnatal exposures to
polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), hydroxylated …

A growing number of studies have reported phenolic halogenated compounds (PHCs) that
are retained in the blood of humans and wildlife. These PHCs may be industrial chemicals; …

Environmental chemicals are thought to adversely affect human reproductive function,
however there are no studies that have explored the association between failed fertilization …

We examined the influence of widely varied consumption of fatty fish from the Baltic Sea and
of age on plasma concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) …

The steroid and xenobiotic receptor (SXR)(also known as pregnane X receptor or PXR) is a
nuclear hormone receptor activated by a diverse array of endogenous hormones, dietary …