Environmental Laboratory

Utilisation of GCxGC-TOFMS as a Broad-Spectrum Analysis for Endocrine Disruptor Compounds in Urban and Rural Watersheds

Apr 02 2012

Author: John Heim, Joe Binkley and Doug Staples on behalf of LECO Corporation

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Endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) encompass a variety of chemical classes, including drugs, pesticides, polymer additives, coatings materials, personal consumer products, industrial by-products and pollutants.  There is worldwide concern over long term environmental exposure to EDCs leading to serious health effects including a range of reproductive problems such as reduced fertility, male and female reproductive abnormalities, skewed male/female sex ratios, brain and behavior problems, impaired immune functions, and various cancers. 

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