Endocrine Disruptors: A Silent Kill

Abstract

Endocrine disruptors are the substances or environmental factors which causes destruction of different endocrine glands.1 Endocrine-disrupting chemicals contribute to several disease and dysfunction, and incur high associated costs of more than 1% of the GDP of European Union.2 As the endocrine glands are formed by soft, delicate and vulnerable cells, they are prone to the easy destructions by different types of noxious substance like dioxin in meat, flame retardants in furniture, electronics and multipurpose use plastics; frequently used pesticides in food water and soil. Bangladesh Medical Res Counc Bull 2022; 48(3): 172-173