Endocrine Disruption
TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors
fluorene
CAS # 86-73-7
Categories*
Byproduct/Intermediate/Reactant
Unconventional Oil and Gas
Evidence Supporting This Chemical as an Endocrine Disruptor
Incardona JP, Collier TK, Scholz NL. 2004. Defects in cardiac function precede morphological abnormalities in fish embryos exposed to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 196(2):191-205.
Vondracek J, Kozubík A, Machala M. 2002. Modulation of estrogen receptor-dependent reporter construct activation and G0/G1-S-phase transition by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in human breast carcinoma MCF-7 cells. Toxicol Sci 70(2):193-201.
*Category References
ATSDR. 1995. Toxicological Profile for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons.
Colborn T, Schultz K, Herrick L, Kwiatkowski C. 2014. An Exploratory Study of Air Quality near Natural Gas Operations. Hum Ecol Risk Assess 20(1):86-105.
Orem WH, Tatu CA, Lerch HE, Rice CA, Bartos TT, Bates AL, Tewalt S, Corum MD. 2007. Organic compounds in produced waters from coalbed natural gas wells in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming, USA. Appl Geochem 22(10):2240-2256.
US National Library of Medicine. Haz-Map.
US National Library of Medicine. Hazardous Substances Data Bank.