For the past 5 decades, an increasing trend of awareness regarding xenobiotics and their endocrine-disrupting capabilities can be noted.
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Time-trend studies from the past 2 decades exhibited variation, with an increasing trend in Norway, a limited increase in Denmark, and a decreasing trend in Germany. 57 A considerable increase in PFOS and PFOA levels was observed in the past 15 years in China. 144 154 PARABENS Parabens are a class of suspected weak endocrine-disruptor chemicals possessing antimicrobial properties.