Discusses human health concerns and public health benefits related to plasticizers, which are chemicals used to soften normally-rigid PVC, or polyvinyl chloride plastics.

Discusses dioxins in the food chain.

Report evaluating the low dose effects and dose response relationships for endocrine disrupting chemicals in mammalian species that relate to human health.

Overview of a chapter by B. Rey de Castro from the book Environmental Medicine.

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).

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.

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.

Provides information concerning the problem related to PCB hazardous waste incinerator and landfill. Links to resources and research.

This conservative, industry/government funded site provides very cautious interpretations of scientific findings about endocrine disruption.

NRDC website describes research suggesting the atrazine is a carcinogen and causes sexual abnormalities in male frogs.