Impact of Environmental Chemicals (Plasticizers) on Reproduction

Rao, K.S.

doi:10.5530/bems.5.1.5

Research Article

Impact of Environmental Chemicals (Plasticizers) on Reproduction

K.S. Rao

Abstract

Exposure to synthetic environmental chemicals (e.g., DDT and its metabolites, especially p,p`-DDE, alkylphenol ethoxylates, PCBs and dioxins) produces reproductive problems in a variety of vertebrate species via endocrine mechanisms.