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ArticleEnvironmental science & technology2014

Environmental designer drugs: when transformation may not eliminate risk.

David M Cwiertny, Shane A Snyder, Daniel Schlenk, Edward P Kolodziej

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Article in Environmental science & technology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

David M CwiertnyCivil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa , 4105 Seamans Center, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States.
Shane A Snyder
Daniel Schlenk
Edward P Kolodziej

Funding

Pulmonary Toxicology Facility CoreP30ES005605 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI Brandi Janssen · 1990 to 2026
$40.5M
SOUTHWEST ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES CENTERP30ES006694 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI DEAN BILLHEIMER · 1994 to 2026
$36.7M
NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES006694NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES06694
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Environmental transformation processes, including those occurring in natural and engineered systems, do not necessarily drastically alter molecular structures of bioactive organic contaminants. While the majority of generated transformation products are likely benign, substantial conservation of structure in transformation products can imply conservation or even creation of bioactivity across multiple biological end points and thus incomplete mitigation of ecological risk. Therefore, focusing solely on parent compound removal for contaminants of higher relative risk, the most common approach to fate characterization, provides no mechanistic relationship to potential biological effects and is inadequate as a comprehensive metric for reduction of ecological risks. Here, we explore these phenomena for endocrine-active steroid hormones, focusing on examples of conserved bioactivity and related implications for fate assessment, regulatory approaches, and research opportunities.

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EnvironmentRiskDesigner DrugsDesigner Drugs

Identifiers

PMID25216024
PMCPMC4204896

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