Endocrine Disruption

TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors

ammonium sulfate

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CAS # 7783-20-2

Categories*
Byproduct/Intermediate/Reactant
Flame retardant
Food additives and contact material
Household product ingredient
Industrial additive
Metal/Metallurgy
Personal care product/Cosmetic ingredient
Pesticide ingredient
Unconventional Oil and Gas

Evidence Supporting This Chemical as an Endocrine Disruptor

Ram RN, Sathyanesan AG. 1986. Inclusion bodies: formation and degeneration of the oocytes in the fish Channa punctatus (Bloch) in response to ammonium sulfate treatment. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 11(3):272-276.

*Category References

US Dept of Health & Human Services. Household Products Database.

US National Library of Medicine. Hazardous Substances Data Bank.

Waxman HA, Markey EJ, and DeGette D. 2011. Chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing. United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Minority Staff.

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