chemical Class
Aromatic Alcohols
Chemicals in the class:
2,4-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-6-methyl-Phenol, 4-tert-Octylphenol, o-(phenylmethyl)-Hydroxylamine
Found in these people:
Charlotte Brody, Monique Harden
Found in these locations:
Round Hill, VA; New Orleans, LA
Aromatic Alcohols
Aromatic Alcohols has been found in 2 of the 9 people tested in EWG/Commonweal studies.
Other health concerns for Aromatic Alcohols (References)
health concern or target organ | weight of evidence |
Endocrine system | limited |
Toxicity Classifications (References)
classification | governing entity/references |
Endocrine disruptor - suspected or limited evidence | Diel P., Olff S., Schmidt S., Michna H. (2002). "Effects of the environmental estrogens bisphenol A, o,p'-DDT, p-tert-octylphenol and coumestrol on apoptosis induction, cell proliferation and the expression of estrogen sensitive molecular parameters in the human breast cancer cell line MCF-7." J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 80(1): 10. |