Endocrine Disruption and Human Health (Second edition) (Broché)

Updated with new and expanded chapters, Endocrine Disruption and Human Health, Second Edition provides an introduction to what endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDC5) are, the issues surrounding them, the source of these chemicals in the ecosystem and their mechanisms of action and assay systems. Contributions by specialists are included to discuss the varying effects of endocrine disruption on human health, the procedures for risk assessment of endocrine disruptors, and current approaches to their regulation.
With new material on topics such as low-term, low dose mixtures, windows of susceptibility, epigenetics, EDCs' effect on the gut microbiome, EDCs in polluted air, green chemistry, and nanotechnology, the new edition of Endocrine Disruption and Human Health is a valuable and informative text for academics, clinical researchers, and other health professionals as well as graduate and advanced undergraduate students engaged in studying endocrine disruption and its effects on human health.