Endocrine disruptors and obesity

PD Darbre - Current obesity reports, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this review was to summarise current evidence
that some environmental chemicals may be able to interfere in the endocrine regulation of …

Review of risk from potential emerging contaminants in UK groundwater

M Stuart, D Lapworth, E Crane, A Hart - Science of the Total Environment, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper provides a review of the types of emerging organic groundwater contaminants
(EGCs) which are beginning to be found in the UK. EGCs are compounds being found in …

Endocrine‐disrupting chemicals: associated disorders and mechanisms of action

S De Coster, N Van Larebeke - Journal of environmental and …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The incidence and/or prevalence of health problems associated with endocrine‐disruption
have increased. Many chemicals have endocrine‐disrupting properties, including bisphenol …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental impacts of produced water and drilling waste discharges from the Norwegian offshore petroleum industry

T Bakke, J Klungsøyr, S Sanni - Marine environmental research, 2013 - Elsevier
Operational discharges of produced water and drill cuttings from offshore oil and gas
platforms are a continuous source of contaminants to continental shelf ecosystems. This …

Environmental effects of offshore produced water discharges: A review focused on the Norwegian continental shelf

J Beyer, A Goksøyr, DØ Hjermann… - Marine environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Produced water (PW), a large byproduct of offshore oil and gas extraction, is reinjected to
formations or discharged to the sea after treatment. The discharges contain dispersed crude …

Pharmaceuticals, hormones, and other organic wastewater contaminants in US streams, 1999− 2000: A national reconnaissance

DW Kolpin, ET Furlong, MT Meyer… - … science & technology, 2002 - ACS Publications
To provide the first nationwide reconnaissance of the occurrence of pharmaceuticals,
hormones, and other organic wastewater contaminants (OWCs) in water resources, the US …

Fish bioaccumulation and biomarkers in environmental risk assessment: a review

R Van der Oost, J Beyer, NPE Vermeulen - Environmental toxicology and …, 2003 - Elsevier
In this review, a wide array of bioaccumulation markers and biomarkers, used to
demonstrate exposure to and effects of environmental contaminants, has been discussed in …

Interaction of estrogenic chemicals and phytoestrogens with estrogen receptor β

GGJM Kuiper, JG Lemmen, BO Carlsson… - …, 1998 - academic.oup.com
The rat, mouse and human estrogen receptor (ER) exists as two subtypes, ERα and ERβ,
which differ in the C-terminal ligand-binding domain and in the N-terminal transactivation …

Entering the century of the environment: a new social contract for science

J Lubchenco - Science, 1998 - science.org
As the magnitude of human impacts on the ecological systems of the planet becomes
apparent, there is increased realization of the intimate connections between these systems …

Overview of air pollution and endocrine disorders

PD Darbre - International journal of general medicine, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Over recent years, many environmental pollutant chemicals have been shown to possess
the ability to interfere in the functioning of the endocrine system and have been termed …