Due to their versatility, robustness, and low production costs, plastics are used in a wide
variety of applications. Plasticizers are mixed with polymers to increase flexibility of plastics …

Environmental compounds can interfere with endocrine systems of wildlife and humans. The
main sink of such substances, called endocrine disrupters (ED), are surface waters. Thus …

17α-Ethinyl estradiol (EE2) is a synthetic estrogen widely used in combination with other
steroid hormones in oral contraceptives and in the contraceptive patch. EE2 has been …

From a list of the top prescribed drugs in Canada, 11 pharmaceuticals and two metabolites
were selected for study in municipal sewage treatment plant effluents and receiving waters …

Research on endocrine disruption in frog populations, such as shifts in sex ratios and
feminization of males, has predominantly focused on agricultural pesticides. Recent …

Endosulfan is a widely used organochlorine pesticide with well-documented neurotoxic
effects in both humans and laboratory animals (mammals and fish). Neurotoxicity has been …

Following a request from EFSA, the Panel on Plant Protection Products and their Residues
developed an opinion on the science to support the potential development of a risk …

The relative sensitivity of amphibians to chemicals in the environment, including plant
protection product active substances, is the subject of ongoing scientific debate. The …

Levonorgestrel (LNG) is a commonly used pharmaceutical progestin found in the
environment. Information on the long-term toxicity of progestins following early life exposure …

The presence of pharmaceuticals in wastewater and the environment has attracted growing
public concern. Although studies have been performed to detect pharmaceuticals in …