What Are Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals?

Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs), also known as environmental hormones (Environmental Hormone), is a chemical substance that interferes with the endocrine system exogenously. It refers to the presence in the environment that can interfere with human or animal endocrine systems. Substances that cause abnormal effects, through ingestion and accumulation, do not directly cause abnormal effects on the organism as toxic substances. Instead, they act like estrogen on the organism. The organism's endocrine system is imbalanced and various abnormal phenomena appear. Such substances can cause animal and human genital disorders, abnormal behaviors, reduced fertility, juvenile death, and even extinction.

Endocrine disruptor

Endocrine disruptors are mostly organic pollutants and heavy metal substances. About 70% -80% of the pesticides we use are endocrine disruptors; the plastics we use, most of which are stabilizers and plasticizers are also endocrine disruptors; meat, beverages, canned foods and other foods that people use every day They also contain endocrine disruptors. Some organic compounds such as alkylphenol (AP), alkylphenol polyoxyethylene ether (APE), bisphenol A, phthalate (PAE), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB), pesticides (such as organochlorine Pesticides) are endocrine disruptors. There are the following types:

Pesticides and herbicides

Including: DDT and its decomposition products, hexachlorobenzene, 666, Aldrin, Dieldrin, etc.

Industrial compounds

Including: polychlorinated biphenyls, polybrominated biphenyls, bisphenol A, phthalates, alkylphenols, nitrobenzenes, etc.

Steroid estrogen

17-ethynyl estradiol (EE2), 17-estradiol (E2), hexaneestradiol (DES), etc.

Plant and fungal estrogen

Including: divided into isoflavones and lignans. Such as trihydroxy isoflavones (hypolipidemic drugs) and coumestrol.

metal

Including: cadmium, mercury, organic mercury is more endocrine active.