Is Everything an Endocrine Disruptor? A Global Update (view recording)
4.4.19
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The human endocrine system is constantly adjusting to changes in the environment to help our bodies maintain a state of balance. Some natural and manmade chemicals are “endocrine active,” meaning they can interact with the endocrine system. However, this does not necessarily result in adverse health effects. The globally accepted consensus definition of an endocrine disrupting chemical was established by the World Health Organization’s International Program on Chemical Safety:
An endocrine disruptor is an exogenous substance or mixture that alters function of
the endocrine system and consequently causes adverse health effects in an intact
organism, or its progeny, or (sub)populations.
This requires that a chemical substance both: (1) alter the function of the endocrine system; and (2) as a consequence of that alteration, cause an adverse health effect in humans or wildlife.
Meet the Presenter
Dr. Ellen Mihaich has been tracking the international progress of the endocrine screening and testing batteries since the Endocrine Disruptor Screening and Testing Advisory Committee was formed. She is the Owner and Principal Scientist of Environmental and Regulatory Resources, LLC (ER2), a company focused on environmental toxicology and risk assessment, and an adjunct faculty member at the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University, where she teaches a graduate level course on human health and ecological risk assessment.
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