Sentences with phrase «endocrine disrupters in»

And, even these «[s] lightly elevated [levels] of endocrine disrupters in [the] milk of mothers with a seafood - rich diet [may be] associated with adverse effects on neurological development, foetal and postnatal growth, and memory functions [in] breastfed infants,» because «these contaminants may interfere with the endocrine [or hormonal] system.»

With a history of breast cancer on my mother's side, my tofu cleanse didn't mean anything if I was exposing myself to endocrine disrupters in other ways.

Have to watch out for Endocrine disrupters in the environment as well.

But the endocrine disrupters in everyday beauty products are equally harmful to your body.

Indeed, concentrations of known endocrine disrupters in rivers often seem to be too low to explain harmful effects in aquatic wildlife, says Kolodziej.

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It's also an endocrine disrupter that interferes with development in fish, frogs and other species when it gets into surface water.

In all, the proposed budget would do away with 50 EPA programs that cost $ 347 million, including Energy Star, targeted air pollution grants, endocrine disrupter screening and infrastructure assistance to Alaska Native villages and the Mexico border.

But Emma Whitelaw of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research in Brisbane, Australia, cautions that the jury is still out on whether endocrine - disrupters are acting through epigenetic mechanisms.

Endocrine disrupters — pollutants that unbalance hormone systems — are known to harm fish, and there is growing evidence linking them to health problems in humans, including infertility and various cancers.

Beefed up He and his colleague David Cwiertny, an environmental engineer at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, decided to find out whether the breakdown products of endocrine disrupters could be boosting their environmental impact.

Hiding in plain sight Kolodziej says that the work casts considerable uncertainty over sampling results for steroid endocrine disrupters, and suggests that a survey of their breakdown compounds in the environment is now urgently needed.

Endocrine disrupters, which are found in almost 25 percent of our streams, rivers and lakes, can disrupt the normal functions of the endocrine system by mimicking or blocking the activities of hormones in wildlife leading to impaired devEndocrine disrupters, which are found in almost 25 percent of our streams, rivers and lakes, can disrupt the normal functions of the endocrine system by mimicking or blocking the activities of hormones in wildlife leading to impaired devendocrine system by mimicking or blocking the activities of hormones in wildlife leading to impaired development.

The study, which is financed by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency and the Danish Centre on Endocrine Disrupters, is described in detail in a scientific article in the publication Society of Toxicology: Multiple Endocrine Disrupting Effects in Rats Perinatally Exposed to Butylparaben (pdf).

The toxicological effects of these so - called endocrine disrupters on the reproductive system have so far been tested more thoroughly in boys than in girls.

In this report the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) explores the endocrine disrupter hypothesis, which asserts that certain (primarily man - made) chemicals act as, or interfere with, human hormones (specifically estrogens) in the body and thus cause a range of defects and diseases related to the endocrine systeIn this report the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) explores the endocrine disrupter hypothesis, which asserts that certain (primarily man - made) chemicals act as, or interfere with, human hormones (specifically estrogens) in the body and thus cause a range of defects and diseases related to the endocrine systein the body and thus cause a range of defects and diseases related to the endocrine system.

There currently is a trend in most environmental sectors (i.e. air, water, and soil) toward decreasing concentrations of many environmental contaminants, including several that are suspected of being endocrine disrupters.

«Many of them are endocrine disrupters that mess up our hormones — we really don't want these chemicals in our bodies.»

Parabens are endocrine (or hormone) disrupters, which may alter important hormone mechanisms in our bodies.

It's important for fragrance to be paraben -, phthalate - and sulfate - free: These ingredients are known endocrine disrupters often found in our favorite scents.

Those artificial fragrances, the plug - ins and candles, are endocrine disrupters.

One of the culprits in plastics that you allude to are the endocrine disrupters (e.g. phthalates).

First congratulations on the vegan nutritional approach to pregnancy... you have already taken a huge step in avoiding exposure of your baby to persistent organic pollutants such as dioxin and endocrine disrupters and metals such as mercury and arsenic.

Very interested in... Even like endocrine disrupters from the environment.

In animals, soy feeding indicates that phytoestrogens in soy are powerful endocrine disrupterIn animals, soy feeding indicates that phytoestrogens in soy are powerful endocrine disrupterin soy are powerful endocrine disrupters.

Endocrine disrupters are not the only worrying chemicals that ordinary consumers are exposed to in everyday life.

In fact it was the toxicity of dietary levels of isoflavones to animals that first raised the awareness of the scientific community to the fact that soy isoflavones were endocrine disrupters (11).

In recent times, however, there has evolved a greater understanding of endocrine disrupters and their effects.

The list of pesticides that have been shown to be endocrine disrupters, and which are used in the Bitterroot Valley, includes 2, 4 - D, picloram, benzene, benzoic acid, atrazine, nonylphenols and others.11 Many pesticides have either not been tested for endocrine disruption, or they have been tested using the CD - 1 mouse species, which have been bred to be genetically more resistant to endocrine disruption than other mouse strains.

Scientific evidence suggests that the influence of stress, external estrogen - like agents in our diet and environment (endocrine - disrupters), and aging can dramatically disrupt this delicate balance.

Rather ominously, phthalates are known as endocrine disrupters, meaning that they can change the body's production of the sex hormones testosterone and estrogen and, in animal studies, alter the onset of puberty in mouse pups exposed to high levels of the chemicals in utero.

Housed in a fine leather case, each lipstick is refillable and made without perfume, endocrine disrupters, and other harsh chemicals.

Phthalates and BPA are found in plastics for various reasons, but are known carcinogens and endocrine disrupters and should not be ingested.»

The authors say that there needs to be more research into the possible causes for the decline in semen concentration and percentages of normally formed sperm, and that environmental stresses, including endocrine disrupters, must be considered.

2007 Bruce J. Berger and Michael L. Junk, Endocrine Disrupters: The Potential Cloud of Manufacturer Toxic Tort Liability 2008 Thomas Rouhette, The Availability of Punitive Damages in Europe: Growing Trend or Nonexistent Concept?

There are known carcinogens, allergens, endocrine and hormone disrupters listed as ingredients in commonly used household and personal care products.

Did you know there are known carcinogens, allergens, endocrine and hormone disrupters listed as ingredients in the commonly used household and personal care products?