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Low-Level Chemical Exposures High-Level Risks

Low-Level Chemical Exposures High-Level Risks ORGANIZATION & ENVIRO Shrader-Frechette NMENT / March/ 1999 BOOK REVIEW ESSAY LOW-LEVEL CHEMICAL EXPOSURES AND HIGH-LEVEL RISKS KRISTIN SHRADER-FRECHETTE University of Notre Dame Nicholas A. Ashford and Claudia S. Miller. Chemical Exposures: Low Levels and High Stakes. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1998. Theodora Colborn and C. Clement (Eds.). Chemically Induced Alterations in Sexual and Functional Developments: The Wildlife/Human Connection. Princeton, NJ: Princeton Scientific Publishing, 1992. Male sperm counts in humans have been dropping for the last four decades. Among amphibian populations, there has been a worldwide decline: Numerous species have become extinct and others have become “feminized.” Most of their male members have died, and those remaining have lost some or all male sexual characteristics. A number of biologists, epidemiologists, and endocrinologists claim that very low levels of chemicals, formerly thought to be safe, are likely caus- ing the threats. Mainly synthetic organochlorines (found in pesticides, industrial chemicals, plastics, and discharges from paper and pulp mills), these toxins suppos- edly cause sterility, lowered fertility, endometriosis, and falling sperm counts in both humans and animals. They also may cause testicular and breast cancers, mis- carriages, early puberty, thyroid damage, immune-system disorders, and memory and learning impairments. Because these organochlorines http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Organization & Environment SAGE

Low-Level Chemical Exposures High-Level Risks

Shrader-Frechette, Kristin
Organization & Environment , Volume 12 (1): 6 – Mar 1, 1999
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ORGANIZATION & ENVIRO Shrader-Frechette NMENT / March/ 1999 BOOK REVIEW ESSAY LOW-LEVEL CHEMICAL EXPOSURES AND HIGH-LEVEL RISKS KRISTIN SHRADER-FRECHETTE University of Notre Dame Nicholas A. Ashford and Claudia S. Miller. Chemical Exposures: Low Levels and High Stakes. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1998. Theodora Colborn and C. Clement (Eds.). Chemically Induced Alterations in Sexual and Functional Developments: The Wildlife/Human Connection. Princeton, NJ: Princeton Scientific Publishing, 1992. Male sperm counts in humans have been dropping for the last four decades. Among amphibian populations, there has been a worldwide decline: Numerous species have become extinct and others have become “feminized.” Most of their male members have died, and those remaining have lost some or all male sexual characteristics. A number of biologists, epidemiologists, and endocrinologists claim that very low levels of chemicals, formerly thought to be safe, are likely caus- ing the threats. Mainly synthetic organochlorines (found in pesticides, industrial chemicals, plastics, and discharges from paper and pulp mills), these toxins suppos- edly cause sterility, lowered fertility, endometriosis, and falling sperm counts in both humans and animals. They also may cause testicular and breast cancers, mis- carriages, early puberty, thyroid damage, immune-system disorders, and memory and learning impairments. Because these organochlorines

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