Endocrine disrupting chemicals /
| Uniform Title: | Endocrine disrupting chemicals (Print) |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge :
Royal Society of Chemistry,
[1999]
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| Series: | Issues in environmental science and technology ;
12. |
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Table of Contents:
- Overview of the endocrine disrupters issue / Barry Phillips, Paul Harrison
- The emergence of endocrine disruption as a toxicological problem
- The expanding definition of endocrine disruption
- Human health and endocrine disrupters
- Endocrine disruption and wildlife
- Proposed mechanisms of endocrine disruption
- Suspected EDs and sources of exposure
- Methods of identifying EDs
- Estimation of risk from EDs
- Positions and activities of governments and international organizations
- Conclusions and unanswered questions
- Environmentally induced endocrine abnormalities in fish / David E. Kime
- Background
- The nature of aquatic pollution
- The endocrine system of fish
- Hypothalamic and pituitary abnormalities
- Male reproductive problems in fish
- Female reproductive problems in fish
- Abnormalities in growth, metabolism and the stress response
- Abnormal liver function
- The implications of endocrine dysfunction for fish
- Fish, wildlife and humans - a warning
- Conclusion
- Effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals in invertebrates / Michael H. Depledge, Tamara S. Galloway, Zoe Billinghurst
- Introduction
- Endocrine disrupting chemicals
- Endocrine disrupters in invertebrates
- Invertebrate endocrine function
- Evidence of endocrine disruption in invertebrates
- Detection and assessment of endocrine disrupting chemicals
- Biomarkers of endocrine disruption
- A strategy for the detection of endocrine disruption
- Summary and conclusions
- Endocrine disruption in mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians / Catherine Botham, Philip Holmes, Paul Harrison
- Introduction
- Evidence for endocrine disruption in wildlife
- Biological and physicochemical modifiers of endocrine disrupter exposure
- Geographical considerations and implications for recovery rates
- Conclusions
- Acknowledgements
- Oestrogens, environmental oestrogens and male reproduction / Katie J. Turner
- Introduction
- Is male reproductive health deteriorating?
- Is there a common aetiology?
- Determinants of fertility in adulthood
- Exposure to oestrogen is associated with impaired male reproductive health
- Effects of oestrogen on the development and function of the male reproductive system
- Environmental oestrogens
- Are humans at risk?
- Endocrine disruption - concluding remarks
- Acknowledgements
- Human health effects of phytoestrogens / Philip Holmes, Barry Phillips
- Introduction
- Potency of the phytoestrogens
- Potential beneficial effects
- Possible causes for concern
- Conclusions
- Acknowledgements
- Endocrine disrupter research and regulation in the United States / Anthony F. Maciorowski, Gary E. Timm
- Introduction
- The need for research and science policy
- Endocrine disrupter screening, testing and regulatory implementation
- Implementation of the endocrine disrupter screening program
- Conclusions.