Endocrine Disruption

TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors

kerosene

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CAS # 8008-20-6

Alternative Name

JP-5

Categories*
Household product ingredient
Industrial additive
Pesticide ingredient
Unconventional Oil and Gas

Evidence Supporting This Chemical as an Endocrine Disruptor

Rao GS, Kannan K, Goel SK, Pandya KP, Shanker R. 1984. Subcutaneous kerosene toxicity in albino rats. Environ Res 35(2):516-530.

Rossi J, 3rd, Nordholm AF, Carpenter RL, Ritchie GD, Malcomb W. 2001. Effects of repeated exposure of rats to JP-5 or JP-8 jet fuel vapor on neurobehavioral capacity and neurotransmitter levels. J Tox Environ Health Part A, 63(6):397-428.

*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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