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. 2016 Mar 5;2(1):dvw002. doi: 10.1093/eep/dvw002

Table 1.

exposure induced epigenetic transgenerational inheritance

Toxicants Species Generation References
 Vinclozolin (agricultural fungicide) Rat and mouse F4 [ 5 , 9 , 10 ]
 Methoxychlor (agricultural pesticide) Rat F4 [ 5 , 11 ]
 TCDD/dioxin (industrial contaminant) Rat, mouse, fish F3 [ 12 , 13 , 40 ]
 Plastics (bisphenol-A, phthalate-DEHP and DBP) Rat F3 [ 6 , 14 , 15 ]
 Jet fuel [JP8] (hydrocarbon mixture) Rat F3 [ 47 ]
 Permethrin and DEET pesticide and insect repellent Rat F3 [ 48 ]
 DDT (pesticide) Rat F4 [ 16 ]
 Bisphenol A (BPA) (plastic toxicant) Rat, mouse, fish F3 [ 49 , 50 , 98 ]
 Phthalates (plastic toxicant) Rat F3 [ 17 ]
 Tributyltin (industrial toxicant) Rat F3 [ 18 ]
Nutrition
 Folate (nutrition) Mouse [ 25 ]
 High fat diet (nutrition) Mouse and rat F2, F3 [ 23 , 24 ]
 Caloric restriction (nutrition) Human, rat, mouse, pig, worm, flies F2, F3 [ 19–22 , 36 , 37 , 39 , 42 ]
Other types exposures
 Temperature and drought (plant flowering and health) Plant F2, F3 [ 26–29 ]
 Stress (behavioral) Mouse, rat, human F2, F3 [ 30 , 31 , 44–46 ]
 Smoking (health) Human F2, F3 [ 32 , 33 ]
 Nicotine (health) Rat F3 [ 34 ]
 Alcohol (health) Rat F3 [ 35 ]