RESEARCH IN AFRICA
Overview
1. Maria S Bornman et al. Endocrine Disruptors and Health Effects in Africa: A Call for Action Environ Health Perspect. 2017 Aug 22;125(8):085005 doi: 10.1289/EHP1774
2. OA Rotimi et al. Bisphenol A in Africa: A review of environmental and biological levels. Sci Total Environ. 2021 Apr 10;764:142854. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142854
3. C Egbuna et al. Emerging pollutants in Nigeria: A systematic review. Environ Toxicol Pharmacol. 2021 Jul;85:103638. doi: 10.1016/j.etap.2021.103638.
Environmental Studies
1. AO Adeogun et al. Endocrine disruptor responses in African sharptooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus) exposed to di-(2-ethylhexyl)-phthalate. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol. 2018 Nov;213:7-18. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2018.07.001.
2. AO Adeogun et al. Endocrine-disruptor molecular responses, occurrence of intersex and gonado-histopathological changes in tilapia species from a tropical freshwater dam (Awba Dam) in Ibadan, Nigeria Aquat Toxicol. 2016 May;174:10-21. doi: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2016.02.002.
3. OR Ibor et al. Gonado-histopathological changes, intersex and endocrine disruptor responses in relation to contaminant burden in Tilapia species from Ogun River, Nigeria. Chemosphere. 2016 Dec;164:248-262. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.08.087
4. Egbuna C et al. Emerging pollutants in Nigeria: A systematic review. Environ Toxicol Pharmacol. 2021 Jul;85:103638. doi: 10.1016/j.etap.2021.103638
5. Ibor OR et al. Gonado-histopathological changes, intersex and endocrine disruptor responses in relation to contaminant burden in Tilapia species from Ogun River, Nigeria. Chemosphere. 2016 Dec;164:248-262. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.08.087
6. Metheneni N et al. Ecotoxicity profile of heavily contaminated surface water of two rivers in Tunisia. Environ Toxicol Pharmacol. 2021 Feb;82:103550. doi: 10.1016/j.etap.2020.103550. Epub 2020 Nov 20.
7. Inam EJ et al. Ecological risks of phenolic endocrine disrupting compounds in an urban tropical river. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2019 Jul;26(21):21589-21597. doi: 10.1007/s11356-019-05458-
8. Radwan EK et al. The occurrence and risk assessment of phenolic endocrine-disrupting chemicals in Egypt's drinking and source water. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2020 Jan;27(2):1776-1788. doi: 10.1007/s11356-019-06887-0
9. Sprihanzlova P et al. Composition and endocrine effects of water collected in the Kibale national park in Uganda. Environ Pollut. 2019 Aug;251:460-468. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.05.006.
10. Lehmann E et al. Dietary risk assessment of pesticides from vegetables and drinking water in gardening areas in Burkina Faso. Sci Total Environ. 2017 Dec 1;601-602:1208-1216. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.05.285
11. Chafi S et al. Occurrence and distribution of endocrine disrupting chemicals and pharmaceuticals in the river Bouregreg (Rabat, Morocco). Chemosphere. 2022 Jan;287(Pt 2):132202. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132202
12. Rabhi et al. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, phthalates, parabens and other environmental contaminants in dust and suspended particulates of Algiers, Algeria. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2018 Aug;25(24):24253-24265. doi: 10.1007/s11356-018-2496-y.
13. Zhao Z. A comprehensive evaluation of organic micropollutants (OMPs) pollution and prioritization in equatorial lakes from mainland Tanzania, East Africa. Water Res. 2022 Jun 15;217:118400. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.118400. Epub 2022 Apr 5.
Human Exposure Studies
1. Beltifa A et al. Human urine contamination with environmental pollutants: simultaneous determination using UPLC-MS/MS. J Water Health. 2019 Jun;17(3):371-379. doi: 10.2166/wh.2019.264.
Effect on Human Health
1. CD Onuzulu et al. Epigenetic modifications associated with in utero exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals BPA, DDT and Pb. Rev Environ Health. 2019 Dec 18;34(4):309-325. doi: 10.1515/reveh-2018-0059.
2. Metwally FM. Evaluation of reproductive hormones in Egyptian workers occupationally exposed to di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP): a cross-sectional study. J Complement Integr Med. 2021 May 19;18(4):851-857. doi: 10.1515/jcim-2020-0329
3. Adeyi AA et al. Bisphenol-A (BPA) in Foods commonly consumed in Southwest Nigeria and its Human Health Risk. Sci Rep. 2019 Nov 25;9(1):17458. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-53790-2.
4. Mansouri El Hadia et al. Association between type 2 diabetes and exposure to chlorinated persistent organic pollutants in Algeria: A case-control study. Chemosphere. 2021 Feb;264(Pt 2):128596. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128596
5. Omran GA et al. Potential hazards of bisphenol A exposure to semen quality and sperm DNA integrity among infertile men. Reprod Toxicol. 2018 Oct;81:188-195. doi: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2018.08.010. Epub 2018 Aug 10.