Panel: EPA must consider effects of chemical barrage

Chemicals that interfere with the male hormone system are so common — and so potentially damaging — that the government should stop studying them one by one and consider their combined effect, an expert panel said Thursday.

Phthalates and other hormone-disrupting chemicals pollute the air, water and dust and are found in hundreds of consumer products — including bug spray, perfume, pesticides, shower curtains, food containers, and plastic ... Full Story »

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by Dwight Rousu - Dec. 21, 2008

There are a number of links to further information. Industry counter-opinions are noted. The topic is important and under-reported.

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