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ArticleEnvironmental research2025

The environmental neuroactive chemicals list of prioritized substances for human biomonitoring and neurotoxicity testing: A database and high-throughput toxicokinetics approach.

Julia E Rager, Lauren E Koval, Elise Hickman, Caroline Ring, Taylor Teitelbaum, Todd Cohen, Giulia Fragola, Mark J Zylka, Lawrence S Engel, Kun Lu and 1 more

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Article in Environmental research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 2 papers.

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11 authors.

Julia E RagerDepartment of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 135 Dauer Drive, CB #7431, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA; Institute for Environmental Health Solutions, Gillings School of Global Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 135 Dauer Drive, CB #7431, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA; Center for Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma and Lung Biology, School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 116 Manning Drive, CB #7325, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA; Curriculum in Toxicology and Environmental Medicine, School of Medicine the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, 116 Manning Drive, CB #7325, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA. Electronic address: jrager@unc.edu.
Lauren E KovalDepartment of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 135 Dauer Drive, CB #7431, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA; Institute for Environmental Health Solutions, Gillings School of Global Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 135 Dauer Drive, CB #7431, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
Elise HickmanDepartment of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 135 Dauer Drive, CB #7431, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA; Institute for Environmental Health Solutions, Gillings School of Global Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 135 Dauer Drive, CB #7431, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA; Center for Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma and Lung Biology, School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 116 Manning Drive, CB #7325, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA; Curriculum in Toxicology and Environmental Medicine, School of Medicine the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, 116 Manning Drive, CB #7325, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
Caroline RingCenter for Computational Toxicology and Exposure, Office of Research and Development, United States Environmental Protection Agency, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Mail Drop D143-02, PO Box 12055, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27711, USA.
Taylor TeitelbaumDepartment of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 135 Dauer Drive, CB #7431, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
Todd CohenDepartment of Neurology, School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 115 Mason Farm Road, CB #7250, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 111 Mason Farm Road, CB #7545, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; UNC Neuroscience Center, School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 116 Manning Drive, CB #7250, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Giulia FragolaDepartment of Neurology, School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 115 Mason Farm Road, CB #7250, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Mark J ZylkaDepartment of Cell Biology and Physiology, School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 111 Mason Farm Road, CB #7545, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; UNC Neuroscience Center, School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 116 Manning Drive, CB #7250, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Lawrence S EngelDepartment of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, 135 Dauer Drive, CB #7435, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
Kun LuDepartment of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 135 Dauer Drive, CB #7431, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA; Institute for Environmental Health Solutions, Gillings School of Global Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 135 Dauer Drive, CB #7431, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA; Curriculum in Toxicology and Environmental Medicine, School of Medicine the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, 116 Manning Drive, CB #7325, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
Stephanie M EngelDepartment of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, 135 Dauer Drive, CB #7435, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.

Funding

UNC-CH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH &SUSCEPTIBILITYP30ES010126 · NIEHS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Hazel B Nichols · 2001 to 2026
$36.3M
Biostatstics for Research in Environmental HealthT32ES007018 · NIEHS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Stephanie Engel, Rebecca Fry · 1985 to 2026
$31.3M
The UNC Chapel Hill Superfund Research Program (UNC-SRP)P42ES031007 · NIEHS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Kathleen M Gray · 2020 to 2026
$22.2M
TOXICOLOGYT32ES007126 · NIEHS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI ILONA JASPERS, Bernard E. Weissman · 1985 to 2026
$13.0M
Environmental-use chemicals that target pathways linked to autism and other neurodevelopmental disordersR35ES028366 · NIEHS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Mark J. Zylka · 2019 to 2026
$6.8M
Early Life Phthalate Exposures in Relation to Structural and Functional Brain DevelopmentR01ES033518 · NIEHS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Stephanie Engel, Weili Lin · 2021 to 2026
$3.3M
NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES010126NIEHS NIH HHS P42 ES031007NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES033518NIEHS NIH HHS R35 ES028366NIEHS NIH HHS T32 ES007018NIEHS NIH HHS T32 ES007126
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is a diversity of chemicals to which humans are potentially exposed. Few of these chemicals have linked human biomonitoring data, and most have very limited neurotoxicity testing. Of particular concern are environmental exposures impacting children, who constitute a population of heightened susceptibility due to rapid neural growth and plasticity, yet lack biomonitoring data compared to other age/population subgroups. This study set out to develop a prioritized list of neuroactive substances, titled the Environmental NeuRoactIve CHemicals (ENRICH) list, to be used as a defined screening library in the evaluation of human biological samples, with emphasis on early childhood-relevant environmental exposures. In silico database mining approaches were used to prioritize chemicals based upon likelihood of neuroactivity, human exposure, and feasible detection in biological samples. Evidence of neuroactivity was compiled across in vitro high-throughput screening, animal testing, and/or human epidemiological findings. Chemicals were considered for their likelihood of human exposure and detection presence in biological samples (including metabolites), with additional evidence indicating presence within child-relevant products. The resulting list of 1827 chemicals were ranked using a Chemical Prioritization Index. Manual inclusion/exclusion criteria were employed for the top-ranking chemical candidates to ensure that chemicals were within the study's scope (i.e., environmentally relevant) and, for the purposes of biomonitoring, had properties amenable to mass spectrometry methods. These elements were combined to produce the ENRICH list of 250 top-ranking chemicals, spanning pesticides and those used in home maintenance, personal care, cleaning products, vehicles, arts and crafts, and consumer electronics, among other sources. Chemicals were additionally evaluated for high-throughput toxicokinetics to predict how much of a chemical and/or its metabolite(s) may reach urine, as an example biological matrix for practical use in biomonitoring efforts. This novel study couples databases and in silico-based predictions to prioritize chemicals in the environment with potential neurological impacts for future study.

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Biological MonitoringEnvironmental ExposureEnvironmental MonitoringEnvironmental PollutantsDatabases, FactualHigh-Throughput Screening AssaysHumansNeurotoxicity SyndromesToxicokineticsEnvironmental PollutantsBiomonitoringDatabase miningEnvironmental chemicalsNeurotoxicityPrioritizationToxicokinetics

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