Search the Human Toxome database by choosing a health effect below.
Health concern or target organ |
chemical families |
Birth defects and developmental delays |
Bisphenol A, Chlorinated dioxins & furans, Volatile and semivolatile organic compounds (VOCs and SVOCs), Lead, Mercury, Methylmercury, Organochlorine Pesticides (OCs), Perchlorate, Perfluorochemicals (PFCs), Phthalates, Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), Metals |
Brain and nervous system |
Lead, Mercury, Methylmercury, Organophosphate Pesticide metabolites (OPs), Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), Metals |
Cancer |
Arsenic (inorganic only), Bisphenol A, Cadmium, Chlorinated dioxins & furans, Chromium, Volatile and semivolatile organic compounds (VOCs and SVOCs), Organochlorine Pesticides (OCs), Perfluorochemicals (PFCs), Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), Nitro- and polycylic- musks, Metals, Parabens |
Endocrine system |
Alkylphenols, BADGE-4OH, Bisphenol A, Bisphenol A & BADGE, Perchlorate, Perfluorochemicals (PFCs), Phthalates, Triclosan, Nitro- and polycylic- musks, Parabens |
Gastrointestinal (including liver) |
Arsenic (inorganic only), Polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs) |
Hematologic (blood) system |
Perchlorate |
Immune system (including sensitization and allergies) |
Bisphenol A & BADGE, Brominated dioxins & furans, Chlorinated dioxins & furans, Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) |
Kidney and renal system |
Cadmium, Volatile and semivolatile organic compounds (VOCs and SVOCs) |
Reproduction and fertility |
Alkylphenols, Bisphenol A, Organochlorine Pesticides (OCs), Phthalates, Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) |
Skin |
BADGE-4OH, Polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs), Triclosan, Parabens |