Endocrine disruptors - invisible harmful substances everywhere around us

Authors

  • Tomáš Cajthaml Mikrobiologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. Vídeňská 1083 142 20 Praha 4; Ústav pro životní prostředí Přírodovědecká fakulta UK Benátská 2 128 01 Praha 2
  • Zdena Křesinová Mikrobiologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. Vídeňská 1083 142 20 Praha 4; Ústav pro životní prostředí Přírodovědecká fakulta UK Benátská 2 128 01 Praha 2

Keywords:

Endocrine disruptors, micropollutants, bisphenol A, polychlorinated biphenyls

Abstract

New types of anthropogenic contaminants have been detected in the environment during the last several decades. The use of these compounds is not often regulated; however, scientific studies have documented harmful properties in case of many of them. These so called micropollutants include an important group of compounds possessing endocrine disrupting properties. Endocrine disrupters represent compounds that are able to influence negatively hormonal signals of animals and human beings. This article brings an overview of the most relevant endocrine disrupters including anthropogenic pollutants, as well as classical persistent organic pollutants with lately documented disrupting properties. Natural endocrine disruptors are discussed too. The manuscript describes basic principles of endocrine disruption including agonistic and agonistic mode of action. The paper is an introduction of this research subject for the public and describes possible harms related to the use of the compounds.

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2018-12-31

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Cajthaml, T. and Křesinová, Z. (2018) “Endocrine disruptors - invisible harmful substances everywhere around us”, ENTECHO, 1(2), pp. 12–17. Available at: https://ojs.entecho.cz/index.php/entecho/article/view/10-3260-entecho-2018-11-003 (Accessed: 24 November 2024).

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