Endocrine Disruption
TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors
benzene
CAS # 71-43-2
Categories*
Byproduct/Intermediate/Reactant
Household product ingredient
Plastic/Rubber
Solvent
Unconventional Oil and Gas
Evidence Supporting This Chemical as an Endocrine Disruptor
Brown-Woodman PD, Webster WS, Picker K, Huq F. 1994. In vitro assessment of individual and interactive effects of aromatic hydrocarbons on embryonic development of the rat. Reprod Toxicol 8(2):121-135.
Kassotis CD, Klemp KC, Vu DC, Lin CH, Meng CX, Besch-Williford CL, Pinatti L, Zoeller RT, Drobnis EZ, Balise VD, et al. 2015 in press. Endocrine-disrupting activity of hydraulic fracturing chemicals and adverse health outcomes after prenatal exposure in male mice. Endocrinology:en20151375.
Wierda D, King A, Luebke R, Reasor M, Smialowicz R. 1989. Perinatal immunotoxicology of benzene toward mouse B cell development. Journal of the American College of Toxicology 8(5):981-996.
*Category References
US National Library of Medicine. Haz-Map.
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.