Most people associate fluoride with the practice of intentionally adding fluoride to public
drinking water supplies for the prevention of tooth decay. However, fluoride can also enter …

Biomarkers are currently best used as mechanistic “signposts” rather than as “traffic lights” in
the environmental risk assessment of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs). In field …

Background Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are widely used flame retardant
compounds that are persistent and bioaccumulative and therefore have become ubiquitous …

Few criminologists have drawn attention to the fact that widespread and significant forms of
harm such as green or environmental crimes are neglected by criminology. Others have …

The EU-funded project IDEA aimed to evaluate (a) what parameters and endpoints allow the
detection of endocrine-mediated developmental and reproductive effects of (xeno) …

Zebrafish (Danio rerio) is extensively used in research; however the mechanisms that
control this species sex determination are still poorly understood. In the latest decades, it …

Exposure to arsenic-contaminated drinking water is a major threat to human health. Millions
of people across the world are exposed to arsenic-contaminated drinking water with …

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDC), including phthalates, bisphenol A (BPA),
phytoestrogens such as genistein and daidzein, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), and …

The endocrine-disrupting potential of pesticides is of health concern, since they are found
ubiquitously in the environment and in food items. We investigated in vitro effects on …

Environmental phenols are used commonly in personal care products and exposure is
widespread in pregnant women. In this study, we sought to assess the association between …