Contamination of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds in Environment

Abstract

Endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) are the substances that disrupt normal functions of hormones produced by endocrine glands affecting to system and organism functions under hormone control altering from nature conditions, consequently cause adverse health effect in human and other living organisms. Most EDCs characteristics are lypophilic and persistence in environment. The hazardous EDCs produce from human activities contaminating in environment such as water, air, soil and food are produced etc.