Abstract:Abstract-Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are a subset of environmental contaminants that can produce adverse developmental, reproductive, neurological, and immune effects in both humans and wildlife. EDCs have been reported to have a ubiquitous presence in the environment and in particular aquatic ecosystems. Many EDCs, in fact are not completely removed with conventional wastewater treatment systems. Due to their harmfulness and ubiquity, since the 1990's a number of countries, multinational governments… Show more
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