Endocrine Disruption
TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors
2-ethylhexanol
CAS # 104-76-7
Alternative Name
2-ethyl-1-hexanol
Categories*
Antimicrobial
Byproduct/Intermediate/Reactant
Household product ingredient
Industrial additive
Metabolite/Degradate
Pesticide ingredient
Plastic/Rubber
Solvent
Unconventional Oil and Gas
Evidence Supporting This Chemical as an Endocrine Disruptor
Kassotis CD, Klemp KC, Vu DC, Lin CH, Meng CX, Besch-Williford CL, Pinatti L, Zoeller RT, Drobnis EZ, Balise VD, et al. 2015 in press. Endocrine-disrupting activity of hydraulic fracturing chemicals and adverse health outcomes after prenatal exposure in male mice. Endocrinology:en20151375.
Kassotis CD, Tillitt DE, Davis JW, Hormann AM, Nagel SC. 2014. Estrogen and androgen receptor activities of hydraulic fracturing chemicals and surface and ground water in a drilling-dense region. Endocrinology 155(3):897-907.
*Category References
Macey GP, Breech R, Chernaik M, Cox C, Larson D, Thomas D, Carpenter DO. 2014. Air concentrations of volatile compounds near oil and gas production: a community-based exploratory study. Environ Health 13:82.
US Dept of Health & Human Services. Household Products Database.
US EPA. InertFinder.
US EPA. Pesticide Chemical Search.
US National Library of Medicine. Haz-Map.
US National Library of Medicine. Hazardous Substances Data Bank.