NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is that b. mercury is an endocrine disruptor.

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct option is 2 i.e Salivary gland.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pharmaceuticals, dioxin and dioxin-like compounds, polychlorinated biphenyls, DDT and other pesticides, and plasticizers such as bisphenol A (BPA) are endocrine disruptors.

Detailed explanation-4: -DDT is known to negatively influence reproductive development via disruption of multiple endocrine pathways (Holm et al. 2006). Studies have reported that DDT disrupts both male and female reproductive organs.