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The urgent need to regulate menstrual products
2026New studies show that menstrual products such as tampons and sanitary towels – and in some cases period underwear too – may contain chemicals such as PFAS (‘forever chemicals’), pesticides,…
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The Plastic Detox – Documentary
2026The Plastic Detox is an eye-opening journey into the hidden dangers of plastic in our homes. When six couples embark on a plastic detox within their homes, it changes their…
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Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals Report: Threats to Human Health
2024Latest Science Shows Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Plastics, Pesticides, and Other Sources Pose Health Threats Globally As delegates from around the world met at the sixth session of the UN…
Report
Toxicological Profile for Mercury
2024Toxicological Profile Information The ATSDR toxicological profile succinctly characterizes the toxicology and adverse health effects information for the toxic substance described therein. Each peer-reviewed profile identifies and reviews the key…
Journal Article
Identification of Environmental Compounds That May Trigger Early Female Puberty by Activating Human GnRHR and KISS1R
2024There has been an alarming trend toward earlier puberty in girls, suggesting the influence of an environmental factor(s). As the reactivation of the reproductive axis during puberty is thought to…
Guide
Guide to protection against endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in everyday products
2024Here you will find everything you need to know about EDCs, which unfortunately we encounter in many everyday products, presented in an up-to-date manner. What are EDCs? Where are they…
Journal Article
Association between chemical mixtures and female fertility in women undergoing assisted reproduction in Sweden and Estonia
2022Objective: Women of reproductive age are exposed to ubiquitous chemicals such as phthalates, parabens, and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which have potential endocrine disrupting properties and might affect fertility.…
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Learn How These Common Household Ingredients Harm Your Fertility
2021Today, we’re going to focus on phthalates and how to decrease exposure to improve your overall health. You’ll learn what a phthalate is, where you can find phthalates in the…
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What You Need to Know About Endocrine Disruptors and Your Fertility
2021Today’s video is all about endocrine disruptors: what they are and why it’s important to be aware. As a reproductive endocrinologist with over 15 years’ experience helping people build their…
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45min for gender in sectors –Webinar 5: Gender & Chemicals in Agriculture
2021With guest speaker: Elizabeth Mueni Kiio-Nzioka. The webinar was held on the 29th of June 2021.
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45min for gender in sectors – Webinar 2: Gender & Chemicals in Cosmetics
2021Guest speaker: Thony Dizon, Chemicals Safety Campaigner, Ecowaste Coalition, Philippines, on their advocacy work related to chemicals and cosmetics, with a special focus on bleaching products. The webinar was held…
Journal Article
Troubling Figures: Endocrine Disruptors, Intersex Frogs, and the Logics of Environmental Science
2020This essay examines the figure of the pesticide-exposed intersex frog, a canary in the coal mine for public endocrinological health. Through feminist science studies and critical discourse analysis, I explore…
Journal Article
Potency and Power: Estrogen, Cosmetics, and Labeling in Canadian Regulatory Practices, 1939–1953
2020Building on a rich body of feminist scholarship on estrogen, this account interrogates how potent estrogenic cosmetics and consumer product labels emerged together, through the regulatory practices of scientists and…
Journal Article
Measurement of endocrine disrupting and asthma-associated chemicals in hair products used by Black women
2018Background Personal care products are a source of exposure to endocrine disrupting and asthma-associated chemicals. Because use of hair products differs by race/ethnicity, these products may contribute to exposure and…
Project/Initiative
Everyday exposures to PFAS chemicals
Highly fluorinated chemicals called PFAS are added to a wide variety of consumer products to make them non-stick, waterproof, and stain-resistant. They are found in carpets and upholstery, waterproof apparel,…
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Consumer product use in women of color
Studies show women of color face higher exposures to toxic chemicals relative to White women, regardless of socioeconomic status. Black women and children also have increased rates of hormone-mediated health…
Project/Initiative
Household Exposure Study (California)
The emissions from the city’s many industries and transit lines seep into the homes—and lungs—of residents. Not surprisingly, Richmond now has the highest hospitalization rate for asthma in the county.…
Training
What has gender got to do with Chemicals?
Have you ever wondered what gender has to do with chemicals? Are there any differences in exposure for women compared to men? What kind of differences? This course will provide…
Training
Gender Equality and Chemicals
Closing the gaps: gender dimensions in chemicals regulation The section provides a short introduction into the problem of why chemicals impact on men and women should be considered differently. Gender,…
Training
Chemical Cosmetics – Heavy Metals, Talc Powder, Parabens, and Phthalates
Cosmetics and personal care products are advertised as enhancing beauty and health. But did you know that some of these products contain mercury or even asbestos? Or that parabens used…