VARIATIONS IN REPRODUCTIVE TOXICANT IDENTIFICATION
Reproductive toxicants are a very important class of compounds. They present unique hazards to those of child bearing ages, perform their 'dirty work' using a wide variety of mechanisms on a number of different organs, and are regulatorily important. Because of all of this, properly identifying reproductive toxicants is important, but fraught with difficulty. In this paper we will describe types or reproductive toxicants, their importance, and both mistakes and good practices that people who are not experts in reproductive toxicology may use in their attempts to identify them. Additionally, this paper will focus on chemical reproductive toxicants and will not address biological agents that could affect reproductive toxicity although many principles outlined here could be applied to that endeavor.
- Research Organization:
- Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC09-96SR18500
- OSTI ID:
- 932221
- Report Number(s):
- WSRC-STI-2008-00257; TRN: US200812%%632
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, Journal Name: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene; ISSN 1545-9624
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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