Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALs (EDCs) - Coggle Diagram
ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALs (EDCs)
When EDCs get into the body;
they can mimic the shape of the homone
they go into the receptor instead
also can trick the body into thinking they are a hormone
can block the hormone from fitting into its receptor
EDCs
:!:
fool the cell to trigger abnormal processes in the body
it can wreak havoc on the entire endocrine system
may lead to severe health consequences
EDCs linked to human health issues related
:question:
sperm quality, fertility, abnormalities in sex organs, endometriosis, early puberty, nervous system function, immune function, cancers and more
this happen because hormones regulate nearly every process in the body
EDCs can happen anywhere
air
food
water
skin
can transfer from mother to fetuses & infants
industry chemicals
consumer products such as :black_right_pointing_triangle_with_double_vertical_bar:
plastics
household chemicals
cosmetics
anti-bacterial soap
lotions
workplace : * pesticides, fungicides
The way to avoid ;
check labels
avoid products containing known EDCs