Overview of sources, fate, and Impact of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds in environment and assessment of their Regulatory Policies across different Continents

Under the present research we have reviewed the sources, fate of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds (EDCs) and its impact on the health of both human and the environment. Followed by this we examine the regulatory frameworks and policies from different continents across the world to identify those with the capacity to address EDCs. Data derived from experiments and epidemiological studies of EDCs demonstrated the negative impact of EDCs on organisms like humans and other animals even at very low concentration ranging from nano to micro grams per liter. As a result of a lack of efficient management and remediation operations these compounds are increasing consistently into the environment. Furthermore, a critical examination of the existing legal framework regarding use of EDCs revealed the presence of weak, vague and insufficient regulations worldwide. It also revealed that most of the substantial rules, regulation and legal framework are available only in developed nations like USA, Canada, Australia, Japan, South Korea and different countries of European Union. Handful information has been developed in some nations with transitional economies; essentially little or no information on EDCs was available from developing countries.