Contamination of rice by etofenprox, diethylphthalate and alkylphenols

We observed that first delivery was delayed when a group of paired mice fed with non-organic common rice compared to a group fed with organic rice. This led us to hypothesize that pesticides or other soil contaminants may be responsible for the effect on mice reproduction. We then found that the non...

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Published inJournal of toxicological sciences Vol. 35; no. 1; p. 49
Main Authors Hayashi, Kunioki, Nakae, Ai, Fukushima, Yukie, Sakamoto, Kazuya, Furuichi, Tsutomu, Kitahara, Kana, Miyazaki, Yukiko, Ikenoue, Chisato, Matumoto, Satoshi, Toda, Takayoshi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Suita Japan Science and Technology Agency 01.01.2010
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Summary:We observed that first delivery was delayed when a group of paired mice fed with non-organic common rice compared to a group fed with organic rice. This led us to hypothesize that pesticides or other soil contaminants may be responsible for the effect on mice reproduction. We then found that the non-organic rice was contaminated with a pesticide etofenprox and nonylphenol, butylphenol and diethylphthalate which are used as agricultural detergents or plasticizers of agricultural film, that are all suspected to be estrogenic. Therefore, the chemicals were administered to mice at the levels detected in rice, and we subsequently observed that first delivery and sperm count of the animals were significantly impaired. This study is the first to show that rice contaminated with agricultural chemicals affects reproduction in the mammal.
ISSN:0388-1350
1880-3989