Endocrine disrupting chemicals: exposure, effects on human health, mechanism of action, models for testing and strategies for prevention

B Yilmaz, H Terekeci, S Sandal… - Reviews in endocrine and …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) are a global problem for environmental
and human health. They are defined as “an exogenous chemical, or mixture of chemicals …

Phenolic compounds in water: Review of occurrence, risk, and retention by membrane technology

RL Ramos, VR Moreira, MCS Amaral - Journal of environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Phenolic compounds are one of the main contributors to water source contamination
worldwide. In this review, the data collected on Elsevier, Scopus, and Pubmed, considering …

Simultaneous nanocatalytic surface activation of pollutants and oxidants for highly efficient water decontamination

YJ Zhang, GX Huang, LR Winter, JJ Chen… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Removal of organic micropollutants from water through advanced oxidation processes
(AOPs) is hampered by the excessive input of energy and/or chemicals as well as the large …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental factors affecting thyroid-stimulating hormone and thyroid hormone levels

M Babić Leko, I Gunjača, N Pleić… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Thyroid hormones are necessary for the normal functioning of physiological systems.
Therefore, knowledge of any factor (whether genetic, environmental or intrinsic) that alters …

Towards better representation of organic agriculture in life cycle assessment

HMG van Der Werf, MT Knudsen, C Cederberg - Nature Sustainability, 2020 - nature.com
The environmental effects of agriculture and food are much discussed, with competing
claims concerning the impacts of conventional and organic farming. Life cycle assessment …

Chemical pesticides and human health: the urgent need for a new concept in agriculture

P Nicolopoulou-Stamati, S Maipas… - Frontiers in public …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The industrialization of the agricultural sector has increased the chemical burden on natural
ecosystems. Pesticides are agrochemicals used in agricultural lands, public health …

Rapid removal of organic micropollutants from water by a porous β-cyclodextrin polymer

A Alsbaiee, BJ Smith, L **ao, Y Ling, DE Helbling… - nature, 2016 - nature.com
The global occurrence in water resources of organic micropollutants, such as pesticides and
pharmaceuticals, has raised concerns about potential negative effects on aquatic …

Potential impact of the herbicide 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid on human and ecosystems

F Islam, J Wang, MA Farooq, MSS Khan, L Xu… - Environment …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The herbicide 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2, 4-D) is applied directly to aquatic
and conventional farming systems to control weeds, and is among the most widely …

Fe-based Fenton-like catalysts for water treatment: Catalytic mechanisms and applications

J Wang, J Tang - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2021 - Elsevier
Fenton reaction is based on the hydroxyl radicals produced by ferrous iron (Fe 2+) and
hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2), which has been extensively studied for the degradation of …

Understanding the intertwined nature of rising multiple risks in modern agriculture and food system

P Khatri, P Kumar, KS Shakya, MC Kirlas… - Environment …, 2024 - Springer
The current agriculture system has become complex and fragile in recent years. With an
increase in population, the demand for food is increasing, but the resources such as arable …