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Endocrine Disrupters

Environmental Health and Policies

Part of the book series: Environmental Science and Technology Library (ENST, volume 18)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
  2. Introductory Chapter: Awareness of the Health impacts of Endocrine Disrupting Substances

    1. Introductory Chapter: Awareness of the Health Impacts of Endocrine Disrupting Substances

      • P. Nicolopoulou-Stamati, L. Hens, C. V. Howard, M. A. Pitsos
      Pages 1-17
  3. Scientific Overview

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19
    2. The Impact of Endocrine Disrupting Substances on Human Reproduction

      • S. I. Nikolaropoulos, P. Nicolopoulou-Stamati, M. A. Pitsos
      Pages 39-68
    3. Mechanisms Underlying Endocrine Disruption and Breast Cancer

      • E. Pluygers, A. Sadowska
      Pages 119-147
    4. Human Exposure to Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: The Case of Bisphenols

      • M. F. Fernandez, A. Rivas, R. Pulgar, N. Olea
      Pages 149-169
  4. Strategies and Policies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 217-217
    2. Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: A Conceptual Framework

      • C. V. Howard, G. Staats De Yanes
      Pages 219-250
    3. Endocrine Disruption — The Industry Perspective

      • A. J. Lecloux, R. Taalman
      Pages 269-287
    4. Endocrine Disrupters and Drinking Water

      • I. Papadopoulos
      Pages 299-309
  5. Conclusions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 329-329
    2. A Precautionary Approach to Endocrine Disrupters

      • P. Nicolopoulou-Stamati, M. A. Pitsos, L. Hens, C. V. Howard
      Pages 331-355
  6. Back Matter

    Pages 357-377

About this book

During recent decades, millions of tonnes of man-made chemicals have been produced and released into the environment, with very little safety testing. Many of these chemical substances have been found to interfere with the endocrine system and modulate its function. This book not only overviews the effects of endocrine/disrupting substances on human health, but also addresses the regulatory problems from the point of view of international organisations, including the WHO, the EU, and the European Chlorine Industry.
This volume contains the proceedings of a workshop held at the International Hippocrates Foundation on Kos Island, Greece, in September 1999. The workshop was part of the activities of the ASPIS project, which aims at raising awareness of environmental health impacts among multidisciplinary groups. The contributions to this volume are the result of the interaction of participants at the workshop. As such, it addresses the issue of endocrine disrupters from many different points of view and allows the subject to be approached by a multidisciplinary readership, including: decision makers, medical doctors, environmental experts, post/and undergraduate students, lawyers, engineers, and journalists.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Medical School, Department of Pathology, National and Capodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

    Polyxeni Nicolopoulou-Stamati

  • Human Ecology Department, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel, Belgium

    Luc Hens

  • Fetal and Infant Toxico-Pathology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

    C. V. Howard

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