Endocrine Disrupters: Hazard Testing and Assessment Methods

Enables researchers to assess the effects of endocrine disrupters as well as comply with new environmental regulations Endocrine disrupters are chemicals-both man-made and natural-that interfere with the body's endocrine system, potentially resulting in adverse developmental, reproductive, neurological, and immune effects. In recent years, a number of regulatory authorities around the world have drafted or enacted legislation that requires the detection and assessment of the effects of endocrine disrupters on both humans and wildlife. In response, this book provides comprehensi.

5.4 available subchronic/chronic standard test protocols.

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS; CONTENTS; PREFACE; CONTRIBUTORS; CHAPTER 1 Ecotoxicity Test Methods for Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals : AN INTRODUCTION; 1.1 BACKGROUND; 1.2 REGULATORY CONCERNS; 1.3 INVERTEBRATES; 1.4 VERTEBRATES; 1.5 TESTING SCHEMES FOR EDCs; REFERENCE; CHAPTER 2 Endocrine Disruption in Wildlife : BACKGROUND, EFFECTS, AND IMPLICATIONS; 2.1 BACKGROUND TO ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION; 2.1.1 Introduction; 2.1.2 Brief Account of the History of Endocrine Disruption; 2.1.3 What Are Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals?; 2.1.4 Vertebrate Endocrine System; 2.1.5 Invertebrate Endocrine System.

2.1.6 Mechanisms of Endocrine Disruption2.1.7 Endocrine Disrupters in the Environment; 2.2 EFFECTS OF EDCs ON WILDLIFE; 2.2.1 Mammals; 2.2.2 Birds; 2.2.3 Reptiles and Amphibians; 2.2.4 Fish; 2.2.5 Invertebrates; 2.3 WEIGHT OF EVIDENCE AND ECOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF ED EFFECTS; 2.4 IMPLICATIONS FOR EFFECT ASSESSMENT AND TOXICITY TESTING; 2.5 NEED FOR MORE FIELD STUDIES AND AN INTEGRATED APPROACH; 2.6 CONCLUDING POINTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 3 The Regulatory Need for Tests to Detect EDCs and Assess Their Hazards to Wildlife.

3.1 EMERGING CONCERNS AND POLICY RESPONSES: FOCUSING ON EDCs AS A LARGE PSEUDO-UNIFO…