Pesticides Research No. 111 2007 – Effects of azole fungicides on the function of sex and thyroid hormones

Effects of azole fungicides on the function of sex and thyroid hormones

Preface

The research presented in this report on endocrine disruption of azole fungicides was carried out from October 2004 to December 2006.

The involved institutions were Environmental Medicine, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark (SDU) and The National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark (DTU).

The research was financially supported by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency’s Pesticide Research Programme. In this context the authors wish to acknowledge the Danish Environmental Protection Agency for funding the project.

The presented research was made possible with the outstanding contributions of laboratory technicians and keepers of whom we wish to thank:

Ranja Bjerring, University of Southern Denmark, Odense

Birgitte Møller Plesning, the National Food Institute, DTU

Heidi Letting, the National Food Institute, DTU

Morten Andreasen, the National Food Institute, DTU

Anne Ørngren & Co. from the animal facilities, The National Food Institute, DTU

Lillian Sztuk, the National Food Institute, DTU

A steering committee for the project was established and chaired by Jørn Kirkegaard, the Danish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):

Annika Boye Petersen, Danish EPA (October 2004 – September 2005)

Susanne Hougaard, Danish EPA (September 2005 – December 2006)

Henrik Leffers, Department of Growth and Reproduction, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital

Mari-Ann Flyvholm, National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark

Karin Sørig Hougaard, National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark (From May 2005-end)

Lise Grupe Larsen, Hospital of Storstroem County, Næstved

Jann Hau, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Copenhagen

Sven Edelfors, Department of Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen

Lisbeth Knudsen, Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen

We would like to thank the members of the steering committee for their involvement through out the project period. Especially we want to thank the referees: Susanne Hougaard, Henrik Leffers, Karin Sørig Hougaard, and Sven Edelfors for their constructive comments during the writing process of this report.