Table 1.
Group | Representative Chemical and Its Structure | Half-life | In vitro or Animal Model Available to Address Adverse Health Concerns? | Human Physiological Response Model Available to Address Adverse Health Concerns? |
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Environmental phenols | 4-5 hours [78] | Reproductive: Y Developmental: Y Cancer: Y Neurological: Y Acute: Y *All from [78] |
Reproductive: Little Developmental: N Cancer: N Neurological: N Acute: N *All from [78] |
|
PBDE | Average 15 days. Longer half-lives with decreasing bromides (37-91 days) [79] | Reproductive: Y [27] Developmental: Y [27] Cancer: Y [76] Neurological: Y [27] Acute: Y [18] |
Reproductive: Y [29,81] Developmental: N Cancer: N Neurological: Y [29,82] Acute: N |
|
Phthalates | 12 hours [83] | Reproductive: Y [84] Developmental: Y [35,85] Cancer: Y [36] Neurological: N Acute: Y [36] |
Reproductive: N Developmental: N Cancer: N Neurological: N Acute: N |
|
PFCs | 3.5 years [37,38] | Reproductive: Y [86] Developmental: Y [86,87] Cancer: Y [86] Neurological: Y [88] Acute: Y [89] |
Reproductive: N Developmental: N Cancer: N Neurological: N Acute: N |