Background: Plastics have conveyed great benefits to humanity and made possible some of
the most significant advances of modern civilization in fields as diverse as medicine …

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are considered as the silent killers due to their bio-
accumulative and long persistent natures. These are present everywhere in our environment …

Large numbers and large quantities of endocrine-disrupting chemicals have been released
into the environment since World War II. Many of these chemicals can disturb development …

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are lipophilic compounds that travel with lipids and
accumulate mainly in adipose tissue. Recent human evidence links low-dose POPs to an …

Commercial polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and environmental extracts contain complex
mixtures of congeners that can be unequivocally identified and quantitated. Some PCB …

Hayes' Principles and Methods of Toxicology has long been established as a reliable and
informative reference for the concepts, methodologies, and assessments integral to …

Male reproductive health has deteriorated in many countries during the last few decades. In
the 1990s, declining semen quality has been reported from Belgium, Denmark, France, and …

Halogenated organic compounds are pervasive in natural and built environments. Despite
restrictions on the production of many of these compounds in most parts of the world through …

This report is an overview of the current state of the science relative to environmental
endocrine disruption in humans, laboratory testing, and wildlife species. Background …

Background In utero exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls, a ubiquitous environmental
contaminant, has been linked to adverse effects on neurologic and intellectual function in …