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ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS FROM COMBUSTION AND VEHICULAR EMISSIONS: IDENTIFICATION AND SOURCE NOMINATION
Citation:
OWENS, C. V., B. K. GULLETT, C. R. LAMBRIGHT, V. S. WILSON, EARL E. GRAY, S. SIDHU, R. STRIEBICH, AND J. KLOSTERMAN. ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS FROM COMBUSTION AND VEHICULAR EMISSIONS: IDENTIFICATION AND SOURCE NOMINATION. A&WMA Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, June 23 - 26, 2003. AWMA, Pittsburgh, PA, 71036, (2005).
Description:
During the last decade, concerns have been raised regarding the possible harmful effects of exposure to certain chemicals that are capable of modulating or disrupting the function of the endocrine system. These chemicals, which are referred to as endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), have the capability to interfere with the production, release, transport, metabolism, or elimination of the natural hormones in the body responsible for the regulation of developmental processes. Currently, exhaust samples from potential combustion and vehicular sources are being analyzed to provide initial identification of EDCs. The intent of this screening effort is to provide discerning evidence for nominating sources for further EDC characterization. Conventional sampling, advanced analytical methods, and bioassays are being used to provide initial characterization of these samples for their compound identity and EDC activity. The intent of this research is to sample and chemically characterize multiple combustion sources to determine whether EDCs are emitted from combustion sources and in what quantity.