Chapter
Reproductive Toxicity of Environmental Contaminants in the Female
Abstract
There are more than 7 million known chemicals of which it is estimated that approximately 80,000 are in commercial use, rendering human chemical exposure inevitable. Exposure to environmental contaminants has been linked to numerous adverse reproductive health outcomes; however, regulatory testing for hazard identification and risk assessment remains a challenge. Moreover, translation of results from animal studies to human health risk and …
Authors
Foster WG; Gannon A-M
Book title
Encyclopedia of Reproduction
Pagination
pp. 702-706
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
2018
DOI
10.1016/b978-0-12-801238-3.64409-4