Thyroid-Disrupting Chemicals: Interpreting Upstream Biomarkers of Adverse Outcomes

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Authors

Mark Miller · University of California, San Francisco

Kevin M. Crofton · Environmental Protection Agency

R. Thomas Zoeller · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Abstract

Individuals are potentially vulnerable to adverse effects as a consequence of exposure to thyroid-disrupting chemicals. Any degree of thyroid disruption that affects TH levels on a population basis should be considered a biomarker of adverse outcomes, which may have important societal outcomes.

Topics & Keywords

Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals Chemical Analysis and Environmental Impact

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: Environmental Health Perspectives

Volume 117, Issue 7, pp. 1033-1041

DOI: 10.1289/ehp.0800247

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