Biological 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 May 2025 | Viewed by 189
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Environmental endocrine disruptors (EEDs), which mainly including metal, organophosphate insecticides, perfluoroalkyl, polyfluoroalkyl, phthalates, and plasticizer flame retardants, are widely used in food packaging materials, cosmetics, children's toys, and other daily necessities. Recent studies have found that EEDs have toxic effects on the liver, thyroid, and reproductive system. Altough there have been many studies forced on the relationship between EEDs and their effect on health, there still have some issues that need further exploration.
- Epidemiological studies, including cross-sectional studies, cohort studies, and case–control studies, are needed to explore the internal exposure levels of EEDs and to find the differences between this and age, gender, and region.
- To explore the endocrine disruption effects and mechanism of emerging environmental pollutants like microplastics.
- 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 within this blend that predominantly contribute to the harmful effects on human health.
- New applications of experiment models such as organoids which could affect the complex environment of the human body.
In the context of this Special Issue, colleagues and experts in the field of environment health are invited to to submit studies focused on the fields mentioned above.
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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