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WWF Endocrine Disruptor Information
Speech, Dr. Theo Colborn, October 3, 1996, San Francisco CA. Erice Statement on "Environmental Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals: Neural, Endocrine, and Behavioral Effects," International School of Ethology, November 10, 1995. Last Updated on ...
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COPA - PCBs and Superfund in Bloomington, Indiana
Research has illuminated many of the effects of the endocrine disrupting chemicals, the organo-chlorines: PCBs, dibenzofurans, dioxin, and DDT. These chemicals mimic estrogen in the human body. and subsequently effect ... mothers, while pregnant with them, ingested rice oil accidentally laced with PCBs and other chemicals. PCBs enter the body through contaminated food and air and through skin contact. ...
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Our Stolen Future: Foreward by Vice President Al Gore
Carson not only described how persistent chemicals were contaminating the natural world, she documented how those chemicals were accumulating in our bodies. Since then, studies ... disrupting chemicals' effects on our fertility--on our children. Our Stolen Future provides a vivid and readable account of emerging scientific research about how a wide range of manmade chemicals ...
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Coming Clean: Natural Cosmetics / Organic Body Care Campaign
Is Green the Color of Transparency? 06/19/08 - Would You Like Some Hormone- Disrupting Chemicals with Your Perfumed Air? 06/18/08 - A Test of Six Green Dish Soaps 06 ... in Bodycare Products Organic Integrity in Body Care - Background Information: EPA Report on Body Care Chemicals in the Environment FDA Report - Cosmetic Ingredients: Understanding the Puffery FDA Report - Decoding the Cosmetics ...
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Our Stolen Future: About the book
Endocrine disrupting chemicals alter development of the fetus in the womb by interfering with the natural ... Newest Book Basics Synopsis & excerpts The bottom line Key points The big challenge Chemicals implicated The controversy Recommendations New Science Broad trends Basic mechanisms Brain & behavior Disease ...
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Risk Assessment: Chemicals and Hazards: Environmental Health in Minnesota
Disrupting Chemicals Fish Contaminants Irradiation Lead (drinking water) Lead Poisoning Mercury (schools) Methamphetamine Mold Nitrates Ozone Particulate Matter Perfluorochemicals Pesticides Radiation Radium Radon Sulfate Trichloroethylene Vermiculite (see Asbestos) Volatile Organic Chemicals (private well water) Also see Reducing Exposures to Chemicals and Hazards. ...
www.health.state.mn.us

Our Planet - Chemicals
Our Planet - Chemicals Editorial Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Executive Director, UNEP Our millennium challenge David T. Buzzelli calls for sound ... worldwide effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals and calls for a new global research effort to tackle them Implementing the plan John Whitelaw describes how the decisions taken on chemicals at the 1992 Earth ...
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Royal Commission to study long-term effects of chemicals in the environment
DDT, PCBs, and now a wide range of suspected endocrine-disrupting chemicals. Despite a large, and rapidly growing, national and international effort to assess the effects of chemicals in the environment, major doubts ...
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Endocrine Disrupting Pesticides: Friends of the Earth: Briefing
Some of the chemicals under scrutiny, and their sources, are listed below. Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals Many different chemicals have been found to be potential EDCs including the following: Organochlorine compounds These include dioxins which are produced as by- products of other chemicals ...
foe.co.uk

Long-term Effects of Chemicals in the Environment
Types of chemicals to be included: 1. Industrial chemicals (organic and inorganic) 2. Pesticides, biocides, and veterinary medicines 3. Chemicals used in the marine environment 4 ... Society of Edinburgh and Scottish Natural Heritage draw attention to the risk of endocrine disrupting chemicals adsorbed on sewage sludge being reintroduced into the environment as a result of ...
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