Proceedings of the 5th Copenhagen Workshop on Endocrine Disrupters: Ubiquitous endocrine disrupters and possible human health effects
Year: 2010
Type: article
Abstract: This special issue of International Journal of Andrology contains the proceedings of the 5th Copenhagen Workshop on Endocrine Disrupters with the subtitle “Ubiquitous endocrine disrupters and possible human health effects”, which took place during 20–22 May 2009. The focus of the meeting was on human health effects of endocrine disrupters present in the environment of our modern daily life with emphasis on reproductive effects but also in relation to emerging evidence of other effects. The workshop was the fifth in the series of successful meetings held at Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen since 2000. The aim of these meetings has from the beginning been to bring together leading scientists with different expertise to discus the latest aspects of endocrine disruption. This 5th meeting in the series once again succeeded in this aim and gathered highly engaged participants from multiple disciplines including basic science, toxicology, reproductive biology, endocrinology, immunology and epidemiology. This mixing of people with different backgrounds not only proved to be beneficial for the sharing of ideas and results but also for opening up for new collaborations across disciplines. This special issue contains papers from nearly all speakers of the meeting resulting in a collection of review papers and original studies representing state of the art within the field of endocrine disrupters and human health. To bring the readers a feeling for the discussions that followed each presentation, we have also included the edited comments from the audience after nearly all of the articles in this volume. All papers accepted for this volume have passed the ordinary peer review process of the Journal. The organization of the workshop was a group effort of many people at the Department of Growth and Reproduction but we would in particular like to thank Tina Tronier, Kathrine Hurtigkarl, Anette M. Pedersen, and Britt M. Christensen for their valuable assistance. We also would like to thank Vivien McGrath (Edinburgh) for excellent editorial assistance. Finally, we gratefully acknowledge the generous support from the Danish Ministry of Environment and the Danish Ministry of Health, which made the workshop and this publication possible.
Language: English
Subfield: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2147343369