Endocrine Disruption
TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors
Clophen A50
CAS # 8068-44-8
Category*
Industrial additive
Evidence Supporting This Chemical as an Endocrine Disruptor
Besselink HT, van Beusekom S, Roex E, Vethaak AD, Koeman JH, Brouwer A. 1996. Low hepatic 7-ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase (EROD) activity and minor alterations in retinoid and thyroid hormone levels in flounder (Plathicthys flesus) exposed to the polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) mixture, Clophen A50. Environ Pollut 92(3):267-274.
*Category References
ATSDR. 2000. Toxicological Profile for Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) (p 410).
Schulz DE, Petrick G, Duinker JC. 1989. Complete characterization of polychlorinated biphenyl congeners in commercial Aroclor and Clophen mixtures by multidimensional gas chromatography-- electron capture detection. Environ Sci Technol 23(7):852-859.