The 2005 World Health Organization reevaluation of human and mammalian toxic equivalency factors for dioxins and dioxin-like compounds

M Van den Berg, LS Birnbaum, M Denison… - Toxicological …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
In June 2005, a World Health Organization (WHO)-International Programme on Chemical
Safety expert meeting was held in Geneva during which the toxic equivalency factors (TEFs) …

Brominated flame retardants: cause for concern?

LS Birnbaum, DF Staskal - Environmental health perspectives, 2004 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Brominated flame retardants (BFRs) have routinely been added to consumer products for
several decades in a successful effort to reduce fire-related injury and property damage. …

In vivo effects of bisphenol A in laboratory rodent studies

CA Richter, LS Birnbaum, F Farabollini… - Reproductive …, 2007 - Elsevier
Concern is mounting regarding the human health and environmental effects of bisphenol A (BPA),
a high-production-volume chemical used in synthesis of plastics. We have reviewed …

Toxic equivalency factors for dioxin-like PCBs: Report on WHO-ECEH and IPCS consultation, December 1993

UG Ahlborg, GC Becking, LS Birnbaum, A Brouwer… - Chemosphere, 1994 - Elsevier
The WHO-European Centre for Environment and Health (WHO-ECEH) and the International
Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS), have initiated a project to create a data base …

Chapel Hill bisphenol A expert panel consensus statement: integration of mechanisms, effects in animals and potential to impact human health at current levels of …

…, BT Akingbemi, SM Belcher, LS Birnbaum… - Reproductive …, 2007 - Elsevier
This document is a summary statement of the outcome from the meeting:“Bisphenol A: An
Examination of the Relevance of Ecological, In vitro and Laboratory Animal Studies for …

Cancer and developmental exposure to endocrine disruptors.

LS Birnbaum, SE Fenton - Environmental health perspectives, 2003 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
… E-mail: birnbaum.linda@epa.gov We gratefully acknowledge the constructive comments on
Birnbaum LS. 1994a. Endocrine effects of prenatal exposures to PCBs, dioxins, and other …

Scientific basis for managing PFAS as a chemical class

…, DQ Andrews, LS Birnbaum… - … science & technology …, 2020 - ACS Publications
This commentary presents a scientific basis for managing as one chemical class the thousands
of chemicals known as PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances). The class includes …

Characterization of potential endocrine-related health effects at low-dose levels of exposure to PCBs.

A Brouwer, MP Longnecker, LS Birnbaum… - Environmental …, 1999 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
This article addresses issues related to the characterization of endocrine-related health effects
resulting from low-level exposures to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). It is not intended …

E-waste and harm to vulnerable populations: a growing global problem

…, CB Kelly, KA Asante, LS Birnbaum… - Environmental …, 2016 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Electronic waste (e-waste) is produced in staggering quantities, estimated
globally to be 41.8 million tonnes in 2014. Informal e-waste recycling is a source of much-…

The mechanism of dioxin toxicity: relationship to risk assessment.

LS Birnbaum - Environmental health perspectives, 1994 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
… Couture LA, Abbott BD, Birnbaum LS. A critical review of the developmental toxicity and
teratogenicity of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin: recent advances toward understanding the …