Overview of air pollution and endocrine disorders

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 endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). These compounds exist in air as volatile or semi-volatile compounds in the gas phase or...

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Published in:International Journal of General Medicine 2018-01, Vol.11, p.191-207
Main Author: Darbre, Philippa D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air pollution
Alkylphenols
Analysis
Androgens
Bisphenol-A
Breast cancer
Chemicals
Chlorinated solvents
Combustion
Consumer goods
Endocrine diseases
endocrine disruptors
Endocrine system
Esters
Flame retardants
Gene expression
Health aspects
Health risk assessment
Herbicides
Hormones
Industrial chemicals
Lung cancer
Metabolism
Nitrogen dioxide
Particulate matter
Pesticides
Phenols (Class of compounds)
Phthalate plasticizers
Phthalates
Physiology
Pollutants
Pollution
Polychlorinated biphenyls
Proteins
Review
Signal transduction
Steroid hormones
Systematic review
Thyroid gland
Traffic
Type 2 diabetes
VOCs
Volatile organic compounds
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Summary: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 endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). These compounds exist in air as volatile or semi-volatile compounds in the gas phase or attached to particulate matter. They include components of plastics (phthalates, bisphenol A), components of consumer goods (parabens, triclosan, alkylphenols, fragrance compounds, organobromine flame retardants, fluorosurfactants), industrial chemicals (polychlorinated biphenyls), products of combustion (polychlorinated dibenzodioxins/furans, polyaromatic hydrocarbons), pesticides, herbicides, and some metals. This review summarizes current knowledge concerning the sources of EDCs in air, measurements of levels of EDCs in air, and the potential for adverse effects of EDCs in air on human endocrine health.
ISSN:1178-7074
1178-7074
DOI:10.2147/IJGM.S102230