Endocrine Disruption

TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors

environmental tobacco smoke

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Alternative Name

secondhand smoke

Category*
Byproduct/Intermediate/Reactant

Evidence Supporting This Chemical as an Endocrine Disruptor

Slotkin TA, Pinkerton KE, Seidler FJ. 2006. Perinatal environmental tobacco smoke exposure in rhesus monkeys: Critical periods and regional selectivity for effects on brain cell development and lipid peroxidation. Environ Health Perspect 114(1):34-39.

*Category References

Surgeon General. 2006. Chapter 2. Toxicology of Secondhand Smoke. In: The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta, Ga: US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Coordinating Center for Health Promotion, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health.

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