title: Parabens. From environmental studies to human health.
abstract: Parabens are a group of substances commonly employed as preservatives, mainly in personal care products, pharmaceuticals and food. Scientific reports concerning their endocrine disrupting potential and the possible link with breast cancer raised wide discussion about parabens' impact and safety. This paper provides holistic overview of paraben usage, occurrence in the environment, methods of their degradation and removal from aqueous solution, as well as hazards related to their endocrine disrupting potential and possible involvement in carcinogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Toxicology and Carcinogenesis, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, ul. św. Teresy od Dzieciątka Jezus 8, 91-348 Łódź, Poland. Electronic address: dbledzka@imp.lodz.pl.
authors.forename: Dorota
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Błędzka
authors.affiliation: Department of Toxicology and Carcinogenesis, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, ul. św. Teresy od Dzieciątka Jezus 8, 91-348 Łódź, Poland.
authors.forename: Jolanta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gromadzińska
authors.affiliation: Department of Toxicology and Carcinogenesis, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, ul. św. Teresy od Dzieciątka Jezus 8, 91-348 Łódź, Poland.
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wąsowicz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity; D006801:Humans; D010226:Parabens / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity; D011310:Preservatives, Pharmaceutical / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D010226:Parabens; D011310:Preservatives, Pharmaceutical
keywords: Cancer; Endocrine disruptor; Occurrence in the environment; Oxidative stress; Paraben; Preservative