Surf these sites: "Our Stolen Future" -- Information about book (published 1996) about endocrine disruptors in the environment, supplemented with newer information about health effects. Endocrine Disrupting Substances in the Environment -- Canadian Environmental Corps offers PDF file on this subject. Endocrine Disruptors Research Initiative -- The Endocrine Disruptor Working Group of the National Science and Technology Council''s Committee on the Environment and Natural Resources is coordinating U.S. federal government efforts to examine the hypothesis that there are chemicals present in the environment of humans and wildlife that, by virtue of their ability to interact with endocrine systems, are causing a variety of adverse health effects. Endocrine disrupters: are synthetic hormones causing environmental chaos? -- from the Why Files Environmental Toxins and Reproductive Health -- About.com -- Information and internet links related to the reproductive effects of dioxins and other environmental toxins. Fertility on the Brink: The Legacy of the Chemical Age -- National Wildlife Federation report -- discusses scientific studies showing that hormone-imitating chemicals are building up in animals and humans and disrupting reproduction, immunity, behavior, and metabolism. IPEN''s PCBs Working Group -- Information for activists and experts on PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) including health effects, international, national and local policy efforts, elimination technology, and links to further research and resources. Introduction to Hormone Disrupting Chemicals -- An introduction to the effects of hormone disrupting chemicals on man and the environment, and the response of governments and industry to this problem. Written for anyone interested in the subject. Includes internet links and other references. SafePharm''s Contract Research Services for Endocrine Disruptors -- Sensitive and specific in vitro screening test for oestrogenic chemicals using a recombinant yeast assay. This assay allows for the generation of reproducible empirical biological data to be obtained in a cost-and-time-effective manner. WWF Endocrine Disruptor Information -- Papers and speeches on how hormone disruptors interfere with bio-chemical processes, and a suspected list of hormone disruptors.
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