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Endocrine Disruption in the Scheldt estuary:
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Alachlor
Physicochemical properties
Chemical name NLAlachlor
Chemical name ENAlachlor
CAS no15972-60-8
UN-
Chemical formulaC14H20ClNo2
Molecular weight269,77
Boiling point100°C at 0,02 mm Hg
Melting point40°C
Density1,13 at 20°C
Vapour pressure-
Solubility148 mg/l at 20°C
LogKow2,64
PhaseSolid
Notes
Persistenceno
Degradation
Accumulation
Endocrien effect studies
Organism group Effect 
mammaliansuspected no endocrine effect
No interaction with ER
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mammalianEffect on anti-estrogen
Mixture of dieldrin and alachlor reduced specific binding of estradiol to ER
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mammaliansuspected no endocrine effect
No significant reproductive toxicity
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mammaliansuspected endocrine effect
Increased thyroid weight
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mammalianEffect on gonadotropin releasing hormone
Increase in circulating TSH levels from day 7 (reversible)
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mammalianEffect on gonadotropin
Decrease in circulating T4 levels from day 7
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mammalianEffect on gonadotropin
Increase in circulating T3 levels (reversible)
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mammalianEffect on thyroid hormone
Very low affinity for TRbeta
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mammalianEffect on thyroid hormone
100 µM: 20% displacement of tritiated T3 from TR
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mammaliansuspected no endocrine effect
No affinity for transthyretin
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mammaliansuspected no endocrine effect
No affinity for thyroid-binding globulin
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mammalianEffect on estrogen
Reduction of tritiated 17-beta-estradiol binding to ER
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mammalianEffect on estrogen
Induction of estrogen-mediated gene expression (partial agonist)
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reptileEffect on anti-estrogen
Inhibition of tritiated 17-beta-estradiol binding to ER
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reptilesuspected no endocrine effect
No PR binding
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yeastEffect on estrogen
Induction of estrogen-mediated gene expression
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Data compiled by the Research Group Environmental Toxicology, Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology and Aquatic Ecology, Ghent University, Belgium.
For queries about the data, please contact Colin Janssen or Tim Verslycke .
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