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Published in final edited form as: Birth Defects Res C Embryo Today. 2009 Mar;87(1):35–42. doi: 10.1002/bdrc.20145

TABLE 1. Groups of Environmental Toxicants^*.

Industrial chemicals	Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and dioxins
Pesticides	Organochlorines, organophosphates, pyrethroids
Fungicides	Vinclozolin
Common consumer products	Phthalates (plasticizers, soap, paints) Benzo-a-pyrene (cigarettes) Bisphenol-A (food wrap, dental fillings, linings of canned food)
“Emerging” toxicants of concern	Polybrominated diethyl ethers Perfluorinated compounds Ultrafine particles Nanomaterials, nanoparticles

Adapted from Younglai et al., 2007. Curr Pharm Des 13:3005–3019.

TABLE 1. Groups of Environmental Toxicants*.