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Environmental
Neurotoxicity
: Adverse effects on the male and/or female reproductive systems caused by exposure to a toxic chemical. Reproductive toxicity may be expressed as alterations in sexual behavior, decreases in fertility or fetal loss during pregnancy. Some official definitions of reproductive toxicity, for example in California's Proposition 65, include developmental toxicity as part of reproductive toxicity. Cardiovascular Toxicity: The adverse effects on the heart or blood systems which result from exposure to toxic chemicals. infectious diseases or cancer, or more severe cases of those diseases. Immunotoxic chemicals can also cause auto-immune disease or allergic reactions.
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: Adverse effects on the structure or function of the central and/or peripheral nervous system caused by exposure to a toxic chemical. Symptoms of neurotoxicity include muscle weakness, loss of sensation and motor control, tremors, cognitive alterations and autonomic nervous system dysfunction. Developmental Toxicity: - Adverse effects on the developing child which result from exposure to toxic chemicals or other toxic substances. Adverse effects can include birth defects, low birth weight, and functional or behavioral weaknesses that show up as the child develops. Endocrine Toxicity: Any adverse structural and/or functional changes to the endocrine system (the system that controls hormones in the body) which may result from exposure to chemicals. Endocrine toxicity can harm human and animal reproduction and development. Immunotoxicity: Adverse effects on the normal functioning of the immune system, caused by exposure to a toxic chemical. Changes in immune function could produce higher rates of Musculoskeletal Toxicity: Adverse effects to the structure and/or function of the muscles, bones and joints caused by exposure to a toxic chemical. Exposures to coal dust and cadmium, for example, have been shown to cause adverse changes to the musculoskeletal system. Examples of musculoskeletal diseases which can be caused by exposure to toxic chemicals include the bone disorders arthritis, fluorosis, and osteomalacia.
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General Environmental Chemical Research
Chem-Tox: Researching the effects of chemicals and pesticides on health.
Identification of Environmental Chemicals with Estrogenic Activity
Broad trends
Basic mechanisms
Brain & behavior
Disease resistance
Human impacts
Low dose effects
Mixtures and synergy
Ubiquity of exposure
Natural vs. synthetic
New exposures
Reproduction
Wildlife impactsChemfinder - provides information on the structure and toxicology of a wide range of chemicals.
Toxicology and Poisoning - a list of sites providing useful information.
Chemical Kitchen - reveals the toxic chemicals in kitchen products.
University of California Environmental Toxicology Newsletter
Environmentally-Induced Carcinogenic Processes
Hormone Disrupting Chemicals
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Pesticides, Herbicides and Other Neurotoxic Compounds
Regulatory Agency Analyses
US Environmental Defense Fund Chemical Scorecard - Provides a huge amount of information about chemicals and pollution (and maps of factory emissions in the US).
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