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Endocrine Disruptor
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Endocrine Disruptor
A compound that mimics hormones or disrupts hormone regulation—e.g., alkylphenols and phthalates, which are present in pesticides, detergents, cosmetics, plastics
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Colborn is the president of TEDX (The Endocrine Disruption Exchange), a not-for-profit organization receiving funding from several private foundations (listed at http://www.
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Besides adding new pesticides to the poison arsenal, the BLM plans to increase the use of an old one - the notorious 2,4-D, of which the agency writes: "2,4-D has possible endocrine disruption abilities a Based on recent studies .
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The potential toxicity of phthalate esters was overlooked until 1992, when the National Toxicology Program claimed that some phthalates had caused endocrine disruption in rats and mice.
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