Essays about: "estrogenic activity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words estrogenic activity.

1. 1. A review study of Bisphenol A : as an endocrine disrupting chemical in food contact material manufactured from polycarbonate and epoxy resin

   University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

   Author : Emma Danielsson; [2020]
   Keywords : BADGE; Bisphenol A; dietary Exposure; endocrine disrupting chemicals; epoxy resins; estrogenic activity; food contact material; food packaging; migration; plastic food containers; polycarbonate;

   Abstract : Bisphenol A (BPA) is one of the worlds most produced chemicals. This compound is widely employed as an additive in polymers such as polycarbonates and epoxy resins in the manufacturing of plastics to provide transparency, rigidity and resistance to the resins. READ MORE

3. 2. A review on ozonation and17a-ethinylestradiol - formation and effects in the environment of the by-products

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

   Author : Erica Svensson; [2017]
   Keywords : Ethinylestradiol; EE2; By-products; Ozonation products; Transformation products; Ozonation; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Today, waste water treatment plants do not remove pharmaceutical residues from the water (as there are currently no regulations for wastewater treatment in regards to pharmaceuticals residues in Sweden) resulting in a high concentration of pharmaceuticals reaching the environment. The Swedish environmental protection agency have recently concluded that there is a need for advanced treatment of pharmaceuticals in wastewater. READ MORE

4. 3. Migration of Xenoestrogens from Plastic Food Containers during Cooking

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för naturvetenskap och teknik

   Author : David Vigren; [2015]
   Keywords : Xenoestrogens; toxicology; ER-Calux assay; oestrogenic additives in thermoplastics;

   Abstract : Xenoestrogens are compounds, foreign from the body, that can enter cells and interact with the estrogen receptors (ER) to produce an estrogenic response. Many additives used in plastics are compounds with estrogenic activity. Some of these additives are known to slowly leach from the plastics. READ MORE

5. 4. Estrogenic Substances in Plastic Bottles

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för naturvetenskap och teknik

   Author : Frida Karlsson; [2014]
   Keywords : xenoostrogen; plastics; ER-Calux; Xenoöstrogen; Plast; ER-Calux; EEQ;

   Abstract : We live in a time were plastic and plastic products are all around us, taking part in our everyday life. Several chemical additives can be present in plastic products, such as plastic bottles, and can have a big impact on development, as well as on the endocrine system in adults by the binding to, and disturbance of, the estrogen receptor (ER) in cells. READ MORE

6. 5. Klöver i ensilage till suggor - effekter på reproduktion och produktivitet

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

   Author : Rebecka Jönsson; [2013]
   Keywords : Klöver; ensilage; suggor; reproduktion; isoflavoner; växtöstrogener;

   Abstract : The weather has been extremely rainy the last summers in Sweden. Because of the rain, a lot of harvested straw has been lost since it was too wet to store. When the pig producers couldn’t get enough straw to use as bedding, an alternative was requested. READ MORE