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A number of the emerging contaminants associated with having a harmful effect on the endocrine system have been recognized as endocrine disrupting chemicals. The endocrine system is a network of glands and organs that produce, store, and secrete hormones in the body. When functioning normally, the endocrine system works with ...
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They are chemicals that may interfere with the endocrine (hormonal) system and thereby produce harmful effects in both humans and wildlife. Hormones regulate the body's development, growth, reproduction, metabolism, immunity and behavior. Endocrine disruptors interfere with natural hormone systems, and the health ...
Overview: Substances that mimic, influence, or interfere with the body's endocrine system at certain doses, and produce potentially adverse developmental, reproductive, neurological, and/or immune effects in both humans and wildlife, are called endocrine disruptors. ...
EPA summarizes the EDSP as a "two-tiered paradigm for screening and testing chemicals with the potential to interact with the endocrine system." Tier 1 screening identifies substances that have the potential to interact with the estrogen, androgen or thyroid hormonal systems. Tier 2 testing aims to identify further and characterize ...
Tier 1 screening is intended to identify substances with potential to interact with estrogen, androgen or thyroid hormone systems. Tier 2 testing establishes a dose-response relationship for adverse effects resulting from interactions identified through the Tier 1. ...
In order to simplify the handling of data on the individual compounds, a system of toxic equivalency factors (TEFs) is used to derive an equivalent concentration of the most toxic dioxin (2,3,7,8 TCDD). ...