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Research Programs
Endocrine Disruptors Effects Research
Endocrine Disruptors
Effects Research
Research Areas
EPA scientists are leading a world-wide effort to advance understanding of the issues surrounding endocrine disrupting chemicals. The goals of EPA's endocrine disruptors research is to identify chemicals which pose an unreasonable risk, to prevent or reduce the release of these chemicals into the environment, and to develop improved or new methods to remediate the environmental presence of these chemicals.
EPA's research concerning the biological effects of EDCs is concentrated in the following areas:
Methods Development and Chemical Screening
Wildlife and Extrapolation Studies
Low-Dose Studies and Effects of Multiple EDCs
EPA's research into the health effects of EDCs is conducted in collaboration with and in support of EPA's Office of Science Coordination and Policy (OSCP) within the Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances (OPPTS).
For a more detailed description of EPA's research efforts concerning EDCs, you may want to download the document Research Plan for Endocrine Disruptors (PDF, 55 pp, 316 kB, About PDF) or EPA's Multi-Year Plan for Endocrine Disprutors (PDF, 79 pp, 417 kB, About PDF).
