Table 2.

Source and Classification of the Most Common Xenoestrogens

Xenoestrogens
Class	substances	Occurrence
SYNTHETIC ESTROGENS	DIETHYLSTILBESTROL DIENESTROL MESTRANOL	CATTLE FEED, PHARMACEUTICALS
ORGANOCHLORINE	DDT PCB	PETROLIUM DISTILLATES, EMULSIFIABLE CONCENTRATES, WATER WETTABLE POWDERS, GRANULES, AEROSOLS, CANDLE SMOKE, REFILLSFOR VAPORISERS AND LOTIONS
DERIVATIVES OF PHENYL	BISPHENOL A	BABY AND WATER BOTTLES, SPORT EQUIPMENT, CDs AND DVDs
ALKYLPHENOLS	NONYLPHENOL	STREAM WATER, DETERGENTS, PESTICIDES
PARABENS	2-ETHYLHEXYL-4-HYDROXYBENZOATE	SHAMPOOS, PHARMACEUTICAL, MAKE UP, TOOTHPASTE, FOOD ADDITIVES