Endocrine disrupting chemicals in the environment: Environmental sources, biological effects, remediation techniques, and perspective

Y Chen, J Yang, B Yao, D Zhi, L Luo, Y Zhou - Environmental Pollution, 2022 - Elsevier
Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) have been identified as emerging contaminants,
which poses a great threat to human health and ecosystem. Pesticides, polycyclic aromatic …

The aryl hydrocarbon receptor: A predominant mediator for the toxicity of emerging dioxin-like compounds

W Zhang, HQ **e, Y Li, M Zhou, Z Zhou, R Wang… - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) is a member of the basic helix-loop-helix/Per-ARNT-
Sim (bHLH-PAS) family of transcription factors and has broad biological functions. Early after …

Urban ecology and human health: implications of urban heat island, air pollution and climate change nexus

N Singh, S Singh, RK Mall - Urban ecology, 2020 - Elsevier
The urban population has increased from about 750 million in 1951 to 4.2 billion in 2018.
This uncontrolled population growth has resulted in an unplanned, fast and unsustainable …

[HTML][HTML] Severe dioxin-like compound (DLC) contamination in e-waste recycling areas: an under-recognized threat to local health

Q Dai, X Xu, B Eskenazi, KA Asante, A Chen… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
Electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) burning and recycling activities have become one
of the main emission sources of dioxin-like compounds (DLCs). Workers involved in e-waste …

An insight into sex-specific neurotoxicity and molecular mechanisms of DEHP: a critical review

Y Liu, Z Guo, R Zhu, D Gou, PP Jia, DS Pei - Environmental Pollution, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Di-2-Ethylhexyl Phthalate (DEHP) is often used as an additive in polyvinyl chloride
(PVC) to give plastics flexibility, which makes DEHP widely used in food packaging, daily …

Dysregulated metabolic pathways associated with air pollution exposure and the risk of autism: evidence from epidemiological studies

N Kang, S Sargsyan, I Chough, L Petrick, J Liao… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder with symptoms that range from
social and communication impairments to restricted interests and repetitive behavior and is …

Polychlorinated biphenyls influence on autism spectrum disorder risk in the MARBLES cohort

L Granillo, S Sethi, KP Keil, Y Lin, S Ozonoff… - Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is suspected to have environmental and
genetic contributions. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are environmental risk factors of …

[HTML][HTML] Post-weaning social isolation of mice: a putative animal model of developmental disorders

K Matsumoto, H Fujiwara, R Araki, T Yabe - Journal of Pharmacological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Post-weaning social isolation of laboratory animals is known to induce many behavioural
and neurochemical abnormalities, which resemble neuropsychiatric disorders such as …

[HTML][HTML] Concentrations of dioxins and furans in breast milk of women living near a hazardous waste incinerator in Catalonia, Spain

M Schuhmacher, M Mari, M Nadal, JL Domingo - Environment international, 2019 - Elsevier
Since 1999, a hazardous waste incinerator (HWI) is operating in Constantí (Tarragona
County, Catalonia, Spain). In 1996–1998, when the facility was being built, we started a …

Maternal thyroid disorders and risk of autism spectrum disorder in progeny

RS Rotem, G Chodick, V Shalev, M Davidovitch… - …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background: Maternal thyroid dysfunction is suspected of causing adverse
neurodevelopmental effects, but current evidence is inconclusive. Epidemiologic …