Environmental Contaminants and Endocrine Health

An engaging and in-depth review of the endocrine disruptors that have explicit hormonal disrupting activities

Oliana Carnevali (Edited by), Gary Hardiman (Edited by)

9780128244647, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 31 May 2023

392 pages, 100 illustrations (25 in full color)
23.5 x 19 x 2.5 cm, 0.45 kg

Environmental Contaminants and Endocrine Health focuses specifically on contaminants with hormonal disrupting activities. The book provides insights into the multiple effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and their mechanism of action (MoA) on metabolism, reproduction and the multiple physiological roles of the endocannabinoid system which has recently been indicated as new target. The content systematically covers EDC sources and effects, EDCs as sources of disease and health impairment in laboratory models, EDCs as the cause of disease and health impairment in humans and wild species, and the removal of hazardous pollutants from wastewaters to highlight intervention, mitigation and adaptation for reduced threat.

1. Endocrine-disrupting chemical sources and effects
2. Endocrine-disrupting Chemicals as source of disease and health impairment in laboratory models
3. Endocrine-disrupting chemicals; cause of disease and health impairment in human and wild species
4. Removal of Hazardous Pollutants from Wastewaters

Subject Areas: Endocrinology [MJG]