Sentences with phrase «called endocrine disruptors»

Dr. Samuel S. Epstein, chairman of the Cancer Prevention Coalition, warns that the ingredients belong to a family of hormone - damaging chemicals called endocrine disruptors.

A concern is so - called endocrine disruptors, found in some pesticides and plastics, which if absorbed into the body can disturb the action of hormones.

Phthalates are hormone - altering chemicals, called endocrine disruptors, and are found in many plastics, containerized foods and personal care products.

Scientists have suspected that exposure early in life to BPA and certain other chemicals that disrupt the action of hormones, called endocrine disruptors, may promote obesity in adulthood, but the exact cause is unknown.

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«A large team of environmental health scientists and green chemists developed a methodology called the Tiered Protocol for Endocrine Disruption for identifying endocrine disruptors to the highest levels of contemporary science, that we published in Green Chemistry in 201Endocrine Disruption for identifying endocrine disruptors to the highest levels of contemporary science, that we published in Green Chemistry in 201endocrine disruptors to the highest levels of contemporary science, that we published in Green Chemistry in 2013.»

Created by Carnegie Mellon green chemist Terry Collins, the molecules, called TAML ® activators, provide an environmentally friendly method for breaking down toxic compounds that contaminate water, including endocrine disruptors.

Hormone disruptors, formally called endocrine - disrupting compounds (EDCs), are agents that disrupt the normal function of the body's own hormones.

A new study by researchers at EWG and Duke University finds that nail polishes can contain a suspected endocrine disruptor called triphenyl phopshte, or TPHP.

Industry has used this argument to delay action on endocrine disruptors for years, in spite of calls for the use of the precautionary principle and the obligations in Europe for suppliers to prove safety before they are allowed to sell their products.

They are called «endocrine disruptors».

These chemicals are called «endocrine disruptors» or «endocrine disrupting chemicals» (EDCs).

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