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Endocrine disrupting chemicals in the marine and estuarine environment


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1 Dept. of Marine Science, University of Calcutta, 35 B. C. Road, Kolkata - 700 019, India
2 Cept. of Physics and School for Marine Science and Technology (SMAST), University o f Massachusetts, Dartmouth, USA, United States
     

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In the last few decades, several scientific studies have revealed that the marine and estuarine environment is vulnerable towards various endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). EDCs are structurally diverse group of compounds that may damage the health of humans, wildlife, fisheries and their progeny by the interaction with the endocrine system. EDCs encompass a wide spectrum of chemicals like pesticides (such as DDT, lindane and vinclozolin) and industrial chemicals (such as phthalates, bisphenol A and alkylphenols). These groups of chemicals have considerably adverse effect not only on the individual species, but also on the marine and estuarine biotic community. Several EDCs also bioaccumulate and biomagnify through food chain posing a great risk (mostly reproductive failure) to the top level members of the trophic level.
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Kakoli Banerjee
Dept. of Marine Science, University of Calcutta, 35 B. C. Road, Kolkata - 700 019, India
Nibedita Mukhopadhyay
Dept. of Marine Science, University of Calcutta, 35 B. C. Road, Kolkata - 700 019, India
Rajrupa Ghosh
Dept. of Marine Science, University of Calcutta, 35 B. C. Road, Kolkata - 700 019, India
Abhijit Mitra
Dept. of Marine Science, University of Calcutta, 35 B. C. Road, Kolkata - 700 019, India
Avijit Gangopadhyay
Cept. of Physics and School for Marine Science and Technology (SMAST), University o f Massachusetts, Dartmouth, USA, United States

Abstract


In the last few decades, several scientific studies have revealed that the marine and estuarine environment is vulnerable towards various endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). EDCs are structurally diverse group of compounds that may damage the health of humans, wildlife, fisheries and their progeny by the interaction with the endocrine system. EDCs encompass a wide spectrum of chemicals like pesticides (such as DDT, lindane and vinclozolin) and industrial chemicals (such as phthalates, bisphenol A and alkylphenols). These groups of chemicals have considerably adverse effect not only on the individual species, but also on the marine and estuarine biotic community. Several EDCs also bioaccumulate and biomagnify through food chain posing a great risk (mostly reproductive failure) to the top level members of the trophic level.