Endocrine Disruption
TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors
(4-nonylphenoxy)acetic acid
CAS # 3115-49-9
Alternative Names
NP1EC
4-nonylphenoxyacetic acid
2-(4-nonylphenoxy)acetic acid
4-nonylphenoxycarboxylic acid
4-nonylphenol carboxylic acid
(p-nonylphenoxy)acetic acid
Categories*
Household product ingredient
Pesticide ingredient
Evidence Supporting This Chemical as an Endocrine Disruptor
Jobling S, Sheahan D, Osborne JA, Matthiessen P, Sumpter JP. 1996. Inhibition of testicular growth in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) exposed to estrogenic alkylphenolic chemicals. Environ Toxicol Chem 15(2):194-202.
Jobling S, Sumpter JP. 1993. Detergent components in sewage effluent are weakly oestrogenic to fish: An in vitro study using rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) hepatocytes. Aquatic Toxicology 27(3-4):361-372.
White R, Jobling S, Hoare SA, Sumpter JP, Parker MG. 1994. Environmentally persistent alkylphenolic compounds are estrogenic. Endocrinology 135(1):175-182.
*Category References
Dow Chemical Co. 2010 Oct 11. Nonylphenol Ethoxylate Surfactants.
White R, Jobling S, Hoare SA, Sumpter JP, Parker MG. 1994. Environmentally persistent alkylphenolic compounds are estrogenic. Endocrinology 135(1):175-182.