Öko-Recherche - Analyses of material flows of chemicals in the environment, including endocrine-disrupting industrial chemicals. Go

New Studies Confirm Dangers of Atrazine, a Widely Used Agricultural Weed-Killer - NRDC website describes research suggesting the atrazine is a carcinogen & causes sexual abnormalities in male frogs. Go

Our Stolen Future - Provides updates about endocrine disruption created by man-made chemical contaminants that interfere with hormones in humans & wildlife. Go

Endocrine Disrupters: Are Synthetic Hormones Causing Environmental Chaos? - Information from the Why Files about the endocrine system, effects of pesticides/PCBs/dioxins on wildlife & people, and prospects for action to resolve this concern. Go

National Toxicology Program Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction (CERHR) - Resource for the latest information about potentially hazardous effects of chemicals on human reproduction & development. Go

Phthalates & Human Health: Demystifying the Risks of Plastic-softening Chemicals - Discusses human health concerns & public health benefits related to plasticizers, which are chemicals used to soften normally-rigid PVC, or polyvinyl chloride plastics. Go

Hormonally Active Agents in the Environment - 1999 National Academy of Sciences report (1) examines the science behind the ominous prospect of 'estrogen mimics' threatening health & well-being & (2) identifies research needs. Purchase book or read it online. Go

Endocrine/Estrogen Letter - Newsletter & comprehensive set of endocrine disrupter links. Go

Fox River Watch - Provides information on the PCB pollution of the Fox River, Green Bay, Wisconsin & Lake Michigan including research on PCBs, history, health effects, toxicity, sediment remediation, dredging, cleanup, & politics. Go

Endocrine Disruptors Research Initiative - Describes the coordination of U.S. federal government efforts to examine the hypothesis that there're chemicals present in the environment of humans & wildlife that, by virtue of their ability to interact with endocrine systems, are causing a variety of adverse health effects. Go

Endocrine Disruption by Estrogenic Environmental Pollutants - Overview of a chapter by B. Rey de Castro from the book Environmental Medicine. Go

Endocrine Disrupting Substances in the Environment - Canadian Environmental Corps offers PDF file on this subject. Go

The Information Site on Endocrine Modulation - This conservative, industry/government funded site gives very careful interpretations of scientific findings about endocrine disruption. Go

Weed Killer Deforms Sex Organs in Frogs, Study Finds - 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 & can develop multiple sex organs. (April 17, 2002) Go

Thymus Atrophy - Abstract of study that investigated whether TCDD triggers apoptosis in thymocytes. Go

International POPs Elimination Network - IPEN works for the global elimination of persistent organic pollutants. Clear? Information on PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) including health effects, international, national & local policy efforts, elimination technology, & links to further research & resources. Go

OECD Endocrine Disruptors Assessment - Part of the OECD Test Guidelines Programme, focused on reaching international agreement on the testing & assessment of chemicals with respect to their endocrine disrupting potential. Go

The Dioxin Home Page - Personal home page by Lewis A. Shadoff, Ph.D., discusses dioxins, furans, & similar toxic substances, including what they're & where they're found. Go

Dioxin Facts - Chlorine Chemistry Council gives information regarding dioxins, their release into the environment, & their effects on human health. Go

Coalition Opposed to PCB Ash in Monroe County, Indiana - Provides information concerning the problem related to PCB hazardous waste incinerator & landfill. Links to resources & research. Go

Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) - These chemical substances persist in the environment, bioaccumulate through the food web, & pose a risk of causing adverse effects to human health & the environment. From the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Go

PCB Home Page at EPA - Provides information on Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB's). Background, resources & links to many topics. Go

Introduction to Hormone Disrupting Chemicals - An introduction to the effects of hormone disrupting chemicals on man & the environment, & the response of governments & industry to this problem. Written for anyone interested in the subject. Includes internet links & other references. Go

Questions & Answers About Dioxins & Food Safety - Discusses dioxins in the food chain. Go

WWF Endocrine Disruptor Information - Papers & speeches on how hormone disruptors interfere with bio-chemical processes, & a suspected list of hormone disruptors. Go

Endocrine Disruptors Low-Dose Peer Review - Report evaluating the low dose effects & dose response relationships for endocrine disrupting chemicals in mammalian species that relate to human health. Go

e.hormone: At the Cutting Edge of Endocrine Disruptor Research. - Provide information about: upcoming conferences, the latest in research techniques & results, commentaries from distinguished scholars in the field, links to related news & stories. Go

Dioxin Threat - A report on the technical & social implications of dioxin. Go