Endocrine Disruption

TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors

4-nonylphenol diethoxylate

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CAS # 20427-84-3

Alternative Names

NP2EO

nonylphenol diethoxylate mixture

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.

Routledge EJ, Sumpter JP. 1996. Estrogenic activity of surfactants and some of their degradation products assessed using a recombinant yeast screen. Environ Toxicol Chem 15(3):241-248.

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.

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