Monitoring and assessment of endocrine disrupting chemicals.

The Water Research Commission (WRC) has funded Endocrine Disruptor Chemical (EDC) and Toxicant research from 2001. The funding programme has produced numerous research project publications that address different Key Strategic Areas within the WRC. As these are technical reports the WRC decided to develop a Manual on Endocrine Disrupting Chemical Management in Water Resources in a more user friendly format that would reach a wider target audience. The Manual takes the form of several Volumes, with the aims of synthesizing available research, stimulating and assisting on-going research regarding multidisciplinary fields relevant to EDCs. The Volumes are intended to serve as active documents that may be updated as new information emerges. The current series of Volumes in the Manual are: Volume 1: Introduction (WRC Report No. TT 560/13) Volume 2: Sampling Guide (WRC Report No. TT 561/13) Volume 3: Bioassay Toolkit (In process) Volume 4: Monitoring and Assessment (This report - TT 612/14) Volume 5: EDC Management in Catchments (WRC Report No. TT 562/13) This Volume (4) will focus on Monitoring and Assessment but as with all the Volumes is intended to serve as a guide and to provide reference material regarding EDCs in water. The Volume should thus assist a wide target audience, including water supply agencies, water resource managers, workers in health and water-related fields, educators and communities in South Africa.