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National Toxicology Program Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction (CERHR) - http://cerhr.niehs.nih.gov/
Resource for the latest information about potentially hazardous effects of chemicals on human reproduction and development. |
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Endocrine Disruptors Research Initiative - http://www.epa.gov/endocrine/
Describes the coordination of 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. |
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PCB Home Page at EPA - http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/pcb/
Provides information on Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB's). Background, resources and links to many topics. |
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e.hormone: At the Cutting Edge of Endocrine Disruptor Research. - http://e.hormone.tulane.edu/
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. |
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Our Stolen Future - http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/
Provides updates about endocrine disruption created by man-made chemical contaminants that interfere with hormones in humans and wildlife. |
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Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) - http://www.chem.unep.ch/pops/
These chemical substances persist in the environment, bioaccumulate through the food web, and pose a risk of causing adverse effects to human health and the environment. From the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). |
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Endocrine Disrupting Substances in the Environment - http://www.ec.gc.ca/eds/fact/index.htm
Canadian Environmental Corps offers PDF file on this subject. |
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International POPs Elimination Network - http://www.ipen.org/
IPEN works for the global elimination of persistent organic pollutants. Information on PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) including health effects, international, national and local policy efforts, elimination technology, and links to further research and resources. |
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Endocrine Disruptors Low-Dose Peer Review - http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/index.cfm?objectid=06F5CE98-E82F-8182-7FA81C02D3690D47
Report evaluating the low dose effects and dose response relationships for endocrine disrupting chemicals in mammalian species that relate to human health. |
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OECD Endocrine Disruptors Assessment - http://www.oecd.org/document/62/0,2340,en_2649_34377_2348606_1_1_1_1,00.html
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. |
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New Studies Confirm Dangers of Atrazine, a Widely Used Agricultural Weed-Killer - http://www.nrdc.org/health/pesticides/natrazine.asp
NRDC website describes research suggesting the atrazine is a carcinogen and causes sexual abnormalities in male frogs. |
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Hormonally Active Agents in the Environment - http://www.nap.edu/catalog/6029.html
1999 National Academy of Sciences report (1) examines the science behind the ominous prospect of "estrogen mimics" threatening health and well-being and (2) identifies research needs. Purchase book or read it online. |
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Coalition Opposed to PCB Ash in Monroe County, Indiana - http://www.copa.org/
Provides information concerning the problem related to PCB hazardous waste incinerator and landfill. Links to resources and research. |
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Fox River Watch - http://www.foxriverwatch.com/
Provides information on the PCB pollution of the Fox River, Green Bay, Wisconsin and Lake Michigan including research on PCBs, history, health effects, toxicity, sediment remediation, dredging, cleanup, and politics. |
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Endocrine Disrupters: Are Synthetic Hormones Causing Environmental Chaos? - http://whyfiles.org/045env_hormone/
Information from the Why Files about the endocrine system, effects of pesticides/PCBs/dioxins on wildlife and people, and prospects for action to resolve this concern. |
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Öko-Recherche - http://www.oekorecherche.de/english.html
Analyses of material flows of chemicals in the environment, including endocrine-disrupting industrial chemicals. |
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WWF Endocrine Disruptor Information - http://www.pmac.net/theos.htm
Papers and speeches on how hormone disruptors interfere with bio-chemical processes, and a suspected list of hormone disruptors. |
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Environmental Toxins and Reproductive Health -- About.com - http://womenshealth.about.com/library/weekly/aa061599.htm
Information and internet links related to the reproductive effects of dioxins and other environmental toxins. |
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The Dioxin Home Page - http://www.websorcerer.com/Dioxin/index.html
Personal home page by Lewis A. Shadoff, Ph.D., discusses dioxins, furans, and similar toxic substances, including what they are and where they are found. |
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Weed Killer Deforms Sex Organs in Frogs, Study Finds - http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/17/science/17FROG.html
New York Times report on University of California study that found that male frogs exposed to very low doses of atrazine are deficient in testosterone and can develop multiple sex organs. |