Abstract: A large number of environmental chemicals, known as endocrine-disrupting chemicals, are suspected of disrupting endocrine functions by mimicking or antagonizing natural hormones and such chemicals may pose a serious threat to the health of humans and wildlife. They are thought to act through a variety of mechanisms, mainly estrogen-receptor-mediated mechanisms ...

Abstract: Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are a group of brominated flame retardants (BFRs), which were widely used in a variety of consumer products. Because of evidences of toxicity effects on different organisms and humans, as well as the ubiquitary profile of these compounds, PBDEs are considered an emerging group of toxic and persistent organic pollutants. ...