"Proceedings of the Seminar 'Environmental Health Aspects of Endocrine Disrupters', Hippocrates Foundation, Kos, Greece, 2-4 September, 1999"--Beneath title. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introductory chapter: awareness of the health impacts of endocrine disrupting substances / P. Nicolopoulou-Stamati, L. Hens, C.V. Howard and M.A. Pitsos -- Reflections on bioanalytical techniques for detecting endocrine disruption chemicals / C. Sonnenschein and A.M. Soto -- The impact of endocrine disrupting substances on human reproduction / S.I. Nikolaropoulos, P. Nicolopoulou-Stamati, and M.A. Pitsos -- Immunotoxicity by dioxins and PCB's in the perinatal period / J.G. Koppe and P. De Boer -- The 'DES Syndrome': a prototype of human teratogenesis and tumourigenesis by xenoestrogens? / Jan L. Bernheim -- Mechanisms underlying endocrine disruption and breast cancer / E. Pluygers and A. Sadowska -- Human exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals: the case of bisphenols / M.F. Fernandez, A. Rivas, R. Pulgar, and N. Olea -- Risk assessment of endocrine disrupters / L. Hens -- Endocrine disrupting chemicals: a conceptual framework / C.V. Howard and G. Staats de Yanes -- Pesticide authorisation: existing policy with regard to endocrine disrupters / G. Van Maele-Fabry and J.L. Willems -- Endrocrine disruption the industry perspective / A.J. Lecloux and R. Taalman -- Endocrine disrupting chemicals, a strategy of the European Commission / J. Ehrenberg -- Endocrine disrupters and drinking water / I. Papadopoulos -- Assessment of the impact of endocrine disrupters on human health and wildlife: activities of the World Health Organisation / F.X.R. Van Leeuwen -- A precautionary approach to endocrine disrupters / P. Nicolopoulou-Stamati, M.A. Pitsos, L. Hens and C.V. Howard.