Toxicological Effects and Mechanisms of Environmental Endocrine Disruptors
A special issue of Toxics (ISSN 2305-6304). This special issue belongs to the section "Human Toxicology and Epidemiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026
Special Issue Editor
Interests: environmental health; toxicology; epidemiology; endocrine disruptors; mechanism research
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Environmental endocrine disruptors (EEDs) are widely used in food packaging materials, cosmetics, children's toys, and other daily necessities, and are therefore ubiquitous in human living environments. Beyond their endocrine-disrupting effects, EEDs have also been found to have toxic effects on the liver, thyroid, and reproductive system. Altough many studies have been conducted on the relationships between EEDs and their effects on health, the following issues require further exploration:
- EED levels in diverse environments should be quantified via epidemiological investigations, and EED exposure levels across distinct populations should be assessed using mathematical models.
- In reality, humans are usually exposed to different kinds of EEDs at the same time. Hence, it is necessary to identify the joint effects of multiple kinds of EED on health and to explore the specific pollutants among them that predominantly contribute to the harmful effects on human health.
- More human-relevant models (e.g., organoids or 3D bioprinting-based models) should be employed to further elucidate the mechanisms underlying the toxic effects of EEDs on humans.
For this Special Issue, experts in the field of environmental health are invited to submit studies focused on the fields mentioned above.
Prof. Dr. Liting Zhou
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- environmental endocrine disruptors
- epidemiological research
- health effects
- mixed exposure
- emerging experimental models
- mechanism
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