Biology · Boston College
The Science, Regulation and Health impact of EndocrineDisrupting Chemicals. Of the ~90,000 chemicals used in commerce, around40,000 are present in consumer goods. Supposedly safe levels of many consumer product chemicals disrupt crucial signaling inthe endocrine system, resulting in reproductive, immune, metabolic or cognitive disorders, breast or prostate cancer depending on the developmental timing and duration of exposure. We will learnabout key components of the endocrine system, and how several known endocrine disrupting chemicals derail normal processes. Although the scientific evidence
