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EPA Orders Pesticides Tested for Hormone Effects

Posted by Environmental Leader on 02/11/2009

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered the first test for pesticide chemicals to be screened for their potential effects on the endocrine system. Endocrine disruptors are chemicals that disrupt the hormones produced or secreted by human and animal endocrine systems, which regulate growth, metabolism and reproduction, said the EPA.The EPA has released the [...]

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