21. ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS AND OTHER SCARY THINGS ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS AND OTHER SCARY THINGS. BY CANDICE DOUGLAS, MICHAEL MOORE and ROSALIND SCHOOF PTI Environmental. Protecting the environment is a complex and often controversial http://www.djc.com/special/enviro96/10014103.htm

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS AND OTHER SCARY THINGS BY CANDICE DOUGLAS, MICHAEL MOORE and ROSALIND SCHOOF PTI Environmental Protecting the environment is a complex and often controversial issue. That is why the application of scientific principles and the appropriate use of scientific research are critical when evaluating real risks versus perceived risks from exposure to chemicals. The great apple scare of 1989 over the use of the pesticide Alar is a prime example of how misinterpreting scientific research can result in huge repercussions. The apple industry lost millions of dollars, Alar was banned and the apple growers filed a $200 million lawsuit against the organizations that initiated the scare. How estrogen influences organisms. When the dust finally settled, we learned that the scientific information used to support this huge scare was based on the inaccurate analyses of research on mice conducted in 1977. In addition, the analyses falsely interpreted animal results to predict human cancer risk. For the environment, the real tragedy is that Alar was banned and replaced with potentially more toxic chemicals. The Alar situation clearly demonstrates the importance of understanding and correctly interpreting scientific data when evaluating the effects of chemicals on human health and the environment.

22. PCB Home | Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)| US EPA Provides information on Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB s). Background, resources and links to many topics. http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/pcb/

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23. Scientific Facts On Endocrine Disruptors This Digest is a faithful summary of the leading scientific consensus report produced in 2002 by the International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) 'Global Assessment of http://www.greenfacts.org/en/endocrine-disruptors/endocrine-disruptors.htm

Publications Blog About us Press Room ... Links Languages: Deutsch [de] English [en] Español [es] Français [fr] Home » Endocrine Disruptors » Level 1 Source document: IPCS GreenFacts (2004) Scientific Facts on Endocrine Disruptors Information on our Three-Level Structure Level 1: Summary Level 2: ... Glossary Context - Some chemicals, both natural and man-made, can interfere with the hormonal system. They are called 'endocrine disruptors’. The most controversial issue is whether low level exposures to such chemicals can have adverse effects. Have endocrine disruptors affected wild life and our hormonal system? How much do we know so far? Level 1 Questions Top Level 1: Summary ... Next Question 1. What are Endocrine Disruptors (EDCs)? The endocrine system is a set of glands and the hormones they produce, which help guide the development, growth, reproduction, and behaviour of animals and humans. Some hormones are also released from parts of the body that are not glands, such as the stomach, intestines or nerve cells , and act closer to where they are released.

24. Putative Environmental-Endocrine Disruptors And Obesity: A Review Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2009 October 1. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2566897/

window.name="mainwindow"; initRedirectClicks('/pmc/extredirect/') Journal List NIHPA Author Manuscripts Formats: Abstract Full Text PDF (56K) Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2009 October 1. Published in final edited form as: Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes. 2008 October; doi: 10.1097/MED.0b013e32830ce95c PMCID: NIHMSID: and Putative Environmental-Endocrine Disruptors and Obesity: A Review Mai A. Elobeid and David B. Allison Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Nutrition Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham Clinical Nutrition Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham Correspondence to: David B. Allison, Ph.D, Section on Statistical Genetics, Department of Biostatistics, Ryals Public Health Building, Suite 414, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1665 University Boulevard, Birmingham, Alabama 35294. Phone: 205-975-9169, Fax: 205-975-2540, Email: Dallison/at/UAB.edu The publisher's final edited version of this article is available at Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes See other articles in PMC that cite the published article.

25. Thymus Förtvining, Atrophy, PCB, Dioxin, Vitaminer Abstract of study that investigated whether TCDD triggers apoptosis in thymocytes. http://hem.passagen.se/cnyland/thymus.html

Thymus atrophy Thymus atropy and ( PCB or dioxin or vitamin ) 1 BIOL AN 99465271 9715. AU Kamath-A-B, Xu-H, Nagarkatti-P-S, Nagarkatti-M. TI Evidence for the induction of apoptosis in thymocytes by 2,3,7,8- tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin in vivo. SO Toxicology-and-Applied-Pharmacology 142 (2). 1997. 367-377. ISSN IN Dep Biomedical Sci Pathobiol, VA-MD Regional Coll Vet Med, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA. AB 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) is well known for its immunotoxic effects particularly on the thymus. The exact mechanism by which TCDD induces thymic atrophy is not clear. In the current study, we investigated whether TCDD triggers apoptosis in thymocytes, when administered in vivo, by using the TdT-mediated FITC -dUTP nick end labeling method and analyzing the cell flow cytometrically. Significant apoptosis was detected at 8-12 hr after the TCDD injection but not at 24 hr or beyond, up to 120 hr of study. Furthermore, the induction of apoptosis was confirmed using the JAM test in which thymocytes from TCDD-treated mice, labeled with (3H)

26. Endocrine Disruptor: Information From Answers.com Endocrine Disruptors An endocrine disruptor is any chemical (including dietary) or physical agent that modulates one or several of the endocrine http://www.answers.com/topic/endocrine-disruptor

var isReferenceAnswers = true; BodyLoad('s'); On this page Library Animal Life Health History, Politics, Society ... Technology Endocrine disruptor Encyclopedia of Public Health: Endocrine Disruptors Home Library Health Public Health Encyclopedia An endocrine disruptor is any chemical (including dietary) or physical agent that modulates one or several of the endocrine organs or the function of these organs. The endocrine system works primarily as a closed feedback loop that functions to maintain homeostasis. It is made up of a series of organs, the hormones these organs produce and release, and the organs and tissues affected by these hormones. Endocrine disruptors can modulate any segment of the endocrine system. There are many endocrine-disrupting chemicals in the environment. The question is what impact these agents have, and how they affect public health. In the occupational setting, if high levels of exposure occur, the risk of disease is very high. This was seen during the manufacturing of diethylstilbestrol (DES), the prototypical endocrine disruptor. The effects of environmental levels of estrogen modulators may be masked by dietary factors, natural hormones, or therapeutic agents. However, exposures of select populations, such as PCB exposures in China, may be of such magnitude as to be discernible in the clinical setting. In the light of public health concern, the best policy is to minimize exposure and at the same time determine the mechanisms of action of each class of chemical involved in disrupting the function of a particular organ system. It appears that for the most part environmental levels of these pollutants may be tolerated in adults (animals and humans) but there are very few data on the effects of these agents in the developing endocrine systems of the fetus or of children.

27. Pesticides As Endocrine Disruptors Pesticide Impacts on Human Health RACHEL'S ENVIRONMENT HEALTH NEWS Series on The Latest Hormone Science http://www.pmac.net/endodisr.htm

Pesticide Impacts on Human Health Pesticides as Endocrine Disruptors Series on "The Latest Hormone Science" Part 1 - Issue #750, August 22, 2002 Part 2 - Issue #751, September 5, 2002 Part 3 - Issue #752, September 19, 2002 Part 4 - Disrupting Life's Messages - Issue #753, October 3, 2002 Kids at risk Genes may solve hormone-disrupter debate , Robert Triendl, Toyko, Nature, Volumbe 209, January 28, 2001 Environmental Estrogens and Their Hormones "An educational service and an interactive forum where those interested in environmental estrogens and other environmental hormones can find accurate, timely information and can contribute to the ongoing public debate." Cause for Precautionary Action Pesticide, Fertilizer Mixes Linked to Range of Health Problems , Co-authors James W. Jaeger Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, Department of Zoology, and Ian H. Carlson of the Edocrinology Laboratory, University of Wisconsin Hospital. Posted on the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Office of News and Public Affairs "Endocrine, Immune, and Behavioral Effects of Aldicarb (Carbamate), Atrazine (Triazine) and Nitrate (Fertilizer) Mixtures at Groundwater Concentrations"

28. Dioxin Threat A report on the technical and social implications of dioxin. http://dioxinthreat.tripod.com/

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29. Endocrine Disruptors — Tipping The Hormonal Scales Endocrine disruptors are ubiquitous in our environment and impact our health in complex and incompletely understood ways. Find out how to minimize your exposure and that of your http://www.womentowomen.com/detoxification/endocrinedisruptors.aspx

About Us Clinic Contact Us My Personal Program Questions? Call 1-800-798-7902 Hormonal Health Profile Adrenal Health Profile Bone Health Profile Weight Loss Profile ... Healthy Weight SEARCH home explore our knowledge detoxification endocrine disruptors Detoxification by Dixie Mills, MD in utero Tips for Personal Program Success Make it easy to remember! The endocrine system Estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, DHEA, melatonin, insulin, cortisol, and the thyroid hormones are just a few of the primary and secondary hormones circulating in our bodies. (Click here to view a list of female endocrine glands and hormones alpha and beta ). This means that more keys can turn the lock than once imagined. While this all serves a valuable purpose in our bodies, it also makes endocrine disruption more potentially hazardous. What are endocrine disruptors?

30. Endocrine Disrupters - Find Out (free) What They Are, What They Do, And How To A Endocrine Disruptors Find out how they can lead to cancers and irregularities in the reproductive system. Find out about the causes and health effects free at EHSO! http://www.ehso.com/ehshome/endocrinedisrupters.htm

Environment, Health and Safety Online The site for free, objective information you can use! Free information for the general public and EHS professionals Search the site Feedback ... FAQs - Quick links: Today's Federal Register - Contact Info: EPA State agencies OSHA DOT Regs: Search Government regs and sites Endocrine Disruptors And Human Health Have you been wondering what the talk about endocrine disruptors in the environment is about? Disruptions in the endocrine system and hormone levels it produces can lead to cancers and irregularities in the reproductive system. Some scientists propose that hormones can induce cancers by directly altering genetic material (DNA) or can induce cancers indirectly through cellular activities. Many researchers think that hormone imbalance can lead to increased rates of cancers and reduced fertility. Scientists are also developing genetic biomarkers for early detection of cancers, as well as new therapies and prevention Details! In recent years, some scientists have proposed that chemicals might be disrupting the endocrine system (glands and hormones) of humans and wildlife. The endocrine system also referred to as the hormone system is made up of glands located throughout the body, hormones which are synthesized and secreted by the glands into the bloodstream, and receptors in the various target organs and tissues which recognize and respond to the hormones. The function of the system is to regulate a wide range of biological processes, including control of blood sugar, growth and function of reproductive systems, regulation of metabolism, brain and nervous system development, and development of an organism from conception through adulthood and old age.

31. E.hormone | Hormones And The Environment Provide information about upcoming conferences, the latest in research techniques and results, commentaries from distinguished scholars in the field, links to related news and stories. http://e.hormone.tulane.edu/

jmolApplet( [400, 250], "load images/aldosterone.pdb; spin on; dots on") Aldosterone e.hormone 2010 Environmental Signaling: Exploring Multiple Dimensions WEFTEC 83rd Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference American Society for Reproductive Medicine 66th Annual Meeting ... Center for Bioenvironmental Research at Tulane and Xavier Universities

32. Endocrine Disruptors In Mediterranean Top Marine P... [Environ Sci Pollut Res In PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 19 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles back to http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16758711

33. Endocrine Disruptors Home Our Chemical Legacy . Our urban, technological lifestyle is beginning to take its toll on us. Slowly, imperceptibly, we are accumulating a chemical legacy that could prove to http://www.endocrine-disruptors.net/

Endocrine Disruptors.net Home Endocrine Disruptors Routes of Exposure ... What You Can Do Our Chemical Legacy Our urban, technological lifestyle is beginning to take its toll on us. Slowly, imperceptibly, we are accumulating a chemical legacy that could prove to be our undoing. Every human being on the planet now walks around with more than 250 synthetic chemicals in their bodies. From even before we are born, our bodies are been filled with the very chemicals we use in our everyday lives. Nature itself is beginning to feel the impact of endocrine disruptors as our most treasured animals, from the American Bald Eagle to the mighty Beluga Whale are been poisoned to the point of extinction. Dangers of Endocrine Disruptors Endocrine disruptors come in various shapes and sizes and have different functional roles within the manufacturing and agricultural industries but they all have one thing in common; the ability to integrate themselves into living systems and mimic the roles of natural chemical messengers. Endocrine disruptors like DDT and PCBs are Persistent

34. WWF Endocrine Disruptor Information Papers and speeches on how hormone disruptors interfere with bio-chemical processes, and a suspected list of hormone disruptors. http://www.pmac.net/theos.htm

Pesticides as Endocrine Disruptors WWF Endocrine Disruptor Information Dr. Theo Colborn, a leading scientist and expert on endocrine disruptors, has co-authored Our Stolen Future with Dianne Dumanoski and John Peterson Myers. STATE OF THE WORLD FORUM Dr. Theo Colborn, November 6, 1997, San Francisco CA. Evolutionary differences between natural and synthetic estrogens are discussed in a fascinating November 16, 1997 post to the Sanet discussion group by Dr. Ann Clark, University of Guelph. Dr. Clark reflects upon information in Our Stolen Future and offers examples cropping-livestock systems of how animals respond differently to plant estrogenic compounds they have evovled with, in contrast to those introduced into their environment from an exogenous source. WWF - Hormone Disruptor site with information on how hormone disruptors interfere with bio-chemical processes, the wildlife- human connection, a known and suspected list of hormone disruptors and an audio clip from Dr. Theo Colburn as she explains endocrine disruption and it's hazards "Acceptance Speech" , Dr. Theo Colborn, delivered June 19, 1997, upon receipt of the

35. Endocrine Disruptors Group University Of Missouri-Columbia Home New check today's environmental health news http://endocrinedisruptors.missouri.edu/

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36. Endocrine Disrupter Testing And Assessment Part of the OECD Test Guidelines Programme, focused on reaching international agreement on the testing and assessment of chemicals with respect to their endocrine disrupting potential. http://www.oecd.org/document/62/0,2340,en_2649_34377_2348606_1_1_1_1,00.html

37. Consensus Statement: Atlantic Coast Contaminants Workshop 2000 Summary of the state of research into Endocrine Disruptors in the Marine Environment Impacts on Marine Wildlife and Human Health. http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/docs/2001/109p1301-1302deguise/deguise-full.html

Skip to main content Environmental Health Perspectives EHP ) is a monthly journal of peer-reviewed research and news on the impact of the environment on human health. EHP is published by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and its content is free online. Print issues are available by paid subscription. Environmental Health Perspectives Volume 109, Number 12, December 2001 Meeting Report Full (PDF) PubMed:Related Articles PubMed:Citation Cited in PMC Consensus Statement: Atlantic Coast Contaminants Workshop 2000 Sylvain De Guise,1 Susan D. Shaw,2 John S. Barclay,3 John Brock,4 Abraham Brouwer,5 Eric Dewailly,6 Patricia A. Fair,7 Michel Fournier,8 Philippe Grandjean,9,10 Louis J. Guillette Jr.,11 Mark E. Hahn,12 Corine Koopman-Esseboom,13 Robert J. Letcher,14,* Angela Matz,15 Ross J. Norstrom,16 Christopher R. Perkins,17 Lori Schwacke,18 Janneche Utne Skaare,19 John Sowles,20 David J. St. Aubin,21 John Stegeman,12 and Janet E. Whaley22 Address correspondence to S. De Guise, Department of Pathobiology, University of Connecticut, 61 North Eagleville Road, U-89, Storrs, CT 06269-1712 USA. Telephone: 860-486-0850. Fax: 860-486-2794. E-mail: sdeguise@canr.uconn.edu

38. FRONTLINE: Poisoned Waters: Endocrine Disruptors: Today's Canary In The Coal Min Evidence accumulates that manmade chemicals, known as endocrine disruptors, are causing abnormal mutations in marine creatures. Does that mean they're having an impact on human http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/poisonedwaters/themes/endocrine.html

document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + (document.location.protocol == "https:" ? "https://sb" : "http://b") + ".scorecardresearch.com/beacon.js' %3E%3C/script%3E")); genericvideoplayer(false,'frol02p8ac','/wgbh/pages/frontline/poisonedwaters/','2712','poisoned waters'); Evidence accumulates that manmade chemicals, known as endocrine disruptors, are causing abnormal mutations in marine creatures. Does that mean they're having an impact on human health? RELATED LINKS Chicken Growers Face EPA Crackdown "The Environmental Protection Agency has told Maryland's poultry farmers it intends to enforce for the first time federal pollution rules governing chicken manure." ( The Baltimore Sun, March 15, 2009) e.hormone A good overview of endocrine disruptors what they are, how they work, where they're found and their effects on wildlife and humans. From the Center for Biomedical Research at Tulane and Xavier Universities. Intersex in Smallmouth Bass Coincident With Population and Agriculture in Potomac Watershed Here is the press release that explicates Vicki Blazer's findings that the highest incidence of intersex in the fish occurred around areas "where farming is most intense and where human population density is highest." Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program This site details the EPA's progress in setting up a program to screen for endocrine-disrupting chemicals. At this point, the agency is developing the tests, selecting which chemicals will be screened for, and developing testing policies and procedures.

39. Low Dose Endocrine Disruptors Peer Review - National Toxicology Program Report evaluating the low dose effects and dose response relationships for endocrine disrupting chemicals in mammalian species that relate to human health. http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/index.cfm?objectid=06F5CE98-E82F-8182-7FA81C02D3690D47

40. Tox Town - Endocrine Disruptors - Toxic Chemicals And Environmental Health Risks Endocrine disruptors are chemicals that may interfere with human hormones. From the U.S. National Library of Medicine. http://www.toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/text_version/chemicals.php?id=65

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