Summary of 17 chemicals evaluated by OECD TG229 using Japanese Medaka,Oryzias latipesin EXTEND 2016

In June 2016, the Ministry of the Environment of Japan announced a program "EXTEND2016" on the implementation of testing and assessment for endocrine active chemicals, consisting of a two-tiered strategy. The aim of the Tier 1 screening and the Tier 2 testing is to identify the impacts on the endocrine system and to characterize the adverse effects to aquatic animals by endocrine disrupting chemicals detected in the aquatic environment in Japan....