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ReviewProceedings. Biological sciences2019

A restatement of the natural science evidence base on the effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals on wildlife.

H Charles J Godfray, Andrea E A Stephens, Paul D Jepson, Susan Jobling, Andrew C Johnson, Peter Matthiessen, John P Sumpter, Charles R Tyler, Angela R McLean

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Review in Proceedings. Biological sciences, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
14citing papers in PubMed
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 69 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. The Urban River Syndrome: Achieving Sustainability Against a Backdrop of Accelerating Change.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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  11. Obesity and endocrine-disrupting chemicals.Endocrine connections · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

H Charles J Godfray1 Oxford Martin School and Department of Zoology, University of Oxford , 34 Broad St, Oxford OX1 3BD , UK.
Andrea E A Stephens1 Oxford Martin School and Department of Zoology, University of Oxford , 34 Broad St, Oxford OX1 3BD , UK.
Paul D Jepson2 Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London , Regent's Park, London NW1 4RY , UK.
Susan Jobling3 Institute of Environment, Health and Societies, Brunel University London , Uxbridge UB8 3PH , UK.
Andrew C Johnson4 Centre for Ecology and Hydrology , Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 8BB , UK.
Peter Matthiessen5 Dolfan Barn , Beulah, Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys LD5 4UE , UK.
John P Sumpter3 Institute of Environment, Health and Societies, Brunel University London , Uxbridge UB8 3PH , UK.
Charles R Tyler6 Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter , Exeter EX4 4QD , UK.
Angela R McLean1 Oxford Martin School and Department of Zoology, University of Oxford , 34 Broad St, Oxford OX1 3BD , UK.
University of Oxford · GBBrunel University of London · GBUK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology · GBUniversity of Exeter · GBZoological Society of London · GB

Funding

National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research NC/R001421/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are substances that alter the function of the endocrine system and consequently cause adverse effects to humans or wildlife. The release of particular EDCs into the environment has been shown to negatively affect certain wildlife populations and has led to restrictions on the use of some EDCs. Current chemical regulations aim to balance the industrial, agricultural and/or pharmaceutical benefits of using these substances with their demonstrated or potential harm to human health or the environment. A summary is provided of the natural science evidence base informing the regulation of chemicals released into the environment that may have endocrine disrupting effects on wildlife. This summary is in a format (a 'restatement') intended to be policy-neutral and accessible to informed, but not expert, policy-makers and stakeholders.

Indexed as

VertebratesAnimalsAnimals, WildEndocrine DisruptorsEnvironmental ExposureEnvironmental PollutantsInvertebratesEndocrine DisruptorsEnvironmental Pollutantsecotoxicologyendocrine active chemicalsendocrine disrupting chemicalspollutionregulationwastewater

Identifiers

PMID30963852
PMCPMC6408895
OpenAlexW2915550435

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Registered trials

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