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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.
  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.
  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).
  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.
  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.
  Endocrine Disrupting Substances in the Environment http://www.ec.gc.ca/eds/fact/index.htm
Canadian Environmental Corps offers PDF file on this subject.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  The Information Site on Endocrine Modulation http://www.emcom.ca/welcome/index.shtml
This conservative, industry/government funded site provides very cautious interpretations of scientific findings about endocrine disruption.
  Introduction to Hormone Disrupting Chemicals http://website.lineone.net/~mwarhurst
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.
  Endocrine/Estrogen Letter http://www.eeletter.com
Newsletter and comprehensive set of endocrine disrupter links.
  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.
  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.
  Dioxin Facts http://www.dioxinfacts.org/
Chlorine Chemistry Council provides information regarding dioxins, their release into the environment, and their effects on human health.
  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.
  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.
  Questions and Answers About Dioxins and Food Safety http://ific.org/publications/qa/dioxinqa.cfm
Discusses dioxins in the food chain.
  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.
  Phthalates and Human Health: Demystifying the Risks of Plastic-softening Chemicals http://www.reason.org/peg2.html
Discusses human health concerns and public health benefits related to plasticizers, which are chemicals used to soften normally-rigid PVC, or polyvinyl chloride plastics.
  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.
  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.
  Endocrine Disruption by Estrogenic Environmental Pollutants http://www.envimed.com/emb13.shtml
Overview of a chapter by B. Rey de Castro from the book Environmental Medicine.
  Öko-Recherche http://www.oekorecherche.de/english.html
Analyses of material flows of chemicals in the environment, including endocrine-disrupting industrial chemicals.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  Dioxin Threat http://dioxinthreat.tripod.com/
A report on the technical and social implications of dioxin.
  Thymus Atrophy http://hem.passagen.se/cnyland/thymus.html
Abstract of study that investigated whether TCDD triggers apoptosis in thymocytes.

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