Exposure to dioxins influences male reproductive system, study of Vietnam veterans concludes
...ight be caused by environmental chemicals that are estrogenic and have endocrine-disrupting effects, Dr. Gupta said. Dioxins are among the most toxic substances known and are thought to be partially responsible for this increase in male reproductive tract disorders. They are formed as byproducts of processes...What's in the water? Estrogenic activity documented in fish caught in Pittsburgh's rivers
...local anglers. The experiments to determine if estrogenic substances were present in the fish were performed...e to estrogen. Of six bass extracts tested for estrogenic activity, four displayed a strong or moderate ability to bind with the estrogen receptors. Of 21 cat...