Bisphenol A |
Manufacture of polycarbonate plastics, used in food packaging, water containers, dental sealants |
Phthalates |
Plasticizers, used in packaging, personal care products, industrial plastics, medical devices, pharmaceuticals. |
Parabens (eg, butylparaben) |
Preservative, found in food, cosmetics, toiletries, medications |
Nonylphenol ethoxylates |
Detergents, paint, pesticides, personal care products, plastics |
Tributyltin chloride |
Consumer goods and industrial products |
Genistein |
Soy derived products |
Silver nanoparticles |
Antibiotics, burn wound dressings, surgical devices, prosthetic bones |
Perfluoroalkyl compounds |
Carpets, textiles, paper |
Triclosan |
Personal care, household, industrial, and veterinary products |
Octylphenol |
Sewage, farm animals’ tissues grazed on sewage‐contaminated ground |
Microcystin‐LR |
Freshwater |
Chlorotriazine herbicides (eg, atrazine) |
Herbicide, ground water |
Insecticides |
Fresh produce, bioaccumulation in the environment |
Glyphosate |
Herbicide |
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane |
Pesticide |
Vinclozolin |
Fungicide used in fruit and vegetables |
Benzo[a]pyrene |
Formed from incomplete combustion of organic material, for example, diesel exhaust, cigarette smoke, charcoal cooked food, cooking oil fumes, industrial waste by‐products |
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons |
Environmental pollutant from incomplete combustion of coal, petrol, oil, and wood |
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers |
Flame retardants used in building materials, furnishings, electronics |
Dioxins |
By‐products of chlorine bleaching of pulp and paper, manufacture of certain pesticides, and incineration of medical waste and plastics |