Pesticides as Endocrine Disruptors
WWF Endocrine Disruptor Information
Dr. Theo Colborn, a leading scientist and expert on endocrine disruptors,
has co-authored Our Stolen Future
with Dianne Dumanoski and John Peterson Myers.
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STATE OF THE WORLD FORUM Dr. Theo Colborn, November 6, 1997, San Francisco CA.
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Evolutionary differences between natural and synthetic estrogens are
discussed in a fascinating November 16, 1997 post
to the Sanet discussion
group by Dr. Ann Clark, University of Guelph. Dr. Clark reflects upon
information in Our Stolen Future and offers examples
cropping-livestock systems of how animals respond differently to plant
estrogenic compounds they have evovled with, in contrast to those introduced
into their environment from an exogenous source.
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WWF - Hormone Disruptor site with information on how hormone
disruptors interfere with bio-chemical processes, the wildlife-
human connection, a known and suspected list of hormone
disruptors and an audio clip from Dr. Theo Colburn as she
explains endocrine disruption and it's hazards
- "Acceptance Speech", Dr. Theo Colborn, delivered
June 19, 1997, upon receipt of the Rachel Carson Leadership Award from
Chatham College, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The establishment of the Rachel
Carson-Theo Colborn
Scholarship was also announced at the event. The annual scholarship will support field ecolgical
research by a promising woman scientist.
- "State of the World Forum" Speech, Dr. Theo Colborn, October 3, 1996, San Francisco CA.
- Erice Statement on "Environmental Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals: Neural, Endocrine, and Behavioral Effects," International School of Ethology, November 10, 1995.
Last Updated on 4/16/98
By Karen Lutz
Email: karen@hillnet.com