Endocrine Disruption
TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors
4-(branched)-nonylphenol
CAS # 84852-15-3
Alternative Names
4-nonylphenol, branched
"nonylphenols"
Categories*
Household product ingredient
Pesticide ingredient
Evidence Supporting This Chemical as an Endocrine Disruptor
Nishihara T, Nishikawa J, Kanayama T, Dakeyama F, Saito K, Imagawa M, Takatori S, Kitagawa Y, Hori S, Utsumi H. 2000. Estrogenic activities of 517 chemicals by yeast two-hybrid assay. Journal of Health Science 46(4):282-298.
Soto AM, Justicia H, Wray JW, Sonnenschein C. 1991. p-Nonyl-phenol: An estrogenic xenobiotic released from "modified" polystyrene. Environ Health Perspect 92:167-173.
*Category References
National Pesticide Information Retrieval System.
US Dept of Health & Human Services. Household Products Database.
US National Library of Medicine. Haz-Map.