Parabens. From environmental studies to human health

Environment International

Volumn 67, Issue , 2014, Pages 27-42

  Błedzka, Dorota ^a   Gromadzińska, Jolanta ^a   Wasowicz, Wojciech ^a  

^a NOFER INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cancer; Endocrine disruptor; Occurrence in the environment; Oxidative stress; Paraben; Preservative

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

CANCER; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; OCCURRENCE IN THE ENVIRONMENT; PARABEN; PRESERVATIVE;

PARABENS;

4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID ESTER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CANCER; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; HEALTH RISK; PRESERVATIVE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AIR ANALYSIS; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTA; CARCINOGENESIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LEGAL ASPECT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEDIMENT; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SLUDGE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER ANALYSIS;

CANCER; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; OCCURRENCE IN THE ENVIRONMENT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARABEN; PRESERVATIVE;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; PARABENS; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84896312766     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2014.02.007     Document Type: Review

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