Persistent Organic Pollutants in Humans and Wildlife: Emerging Issues for Environmental and Public Health

Changes in reproductive physiology of mangrove rivulus Kryptolebias marmoratus following exposure to environmentally relevant doses of ethinyl oestradiol

“…Endocrine disrupting compounds (EDC) are naturally occurring or synthetic substances that can interfere with endogenous systems that control growth, development, reproduction, immune function, metabolism and behaviour (Fenske et al , ; Mills & Chichester, ; Filby et al , ; Weiss, ). EDCs are derived from plants and food and consumer products (Diamanti‐Kandarakis et al , ) and include nonylphenol (NP), ethinyl oestradiol (EE2), bisphenol‐A (BPA) and alkylphenol ethoxylates, precursors to more common NPs and octylphenols (Huang & Sedlak, ; Diehl et al , ; Ferreira, ). These substances often enter aquatic habitats via wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluent, agricultural runoff, industrial effluent and groundwater contamination (Gray & Sedlak, ; Mazellier et al , ; Liu et al , ; Combalbert et al , ; Rocha et al , ).…”