Results of the SETAC Pellston Workshop "Environmental Hazard and Risk Assessment Approaches for Endocrine-Active Substances" (EHRA) were recently published in Integrated Environmental Assessment and ...

Exposure to a mixture of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances is linked to an increased risk for endocrine ...

Exposure to certain endocrine-disrupting chemicals could elevate the risk of breast cancer, according to a new comprehensive systematic review of epidemiological research. However, for many chemicals, ...

The objective of this study was to assess the removal efficiencies of secondary wastewater treatment processes for compounds causing endocrine disrupting activity. The study used bioassays and ...

Thyroid and breast cancers are common, affecting women more than men. In their recent review article, Halada et al. detail inter-relationships between these two cancers -- common signaling pathways, ...

Risk assessment of endocrine disrupting substances can be used if requisite and sufficient data on environmental exposure, the effects on sensitive species and life stages, and where relevant, delayed ...