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Hormonal Chaos: The Scientific and Social Origins of the Environmental Endocrine Hypothesis - Hardcover
The chemicals that have ushered in the modern industrial age are everywhere, in pesticides applied to food crops, in plastic containers, in dental amalgams, in the resins in tin cans. Such substances have been regarded as safe at low exposures. But new evidence suggests that low levels of industrials may obstruct hormonal activity -- with devastating long-term effects that range from cancer & reproductive abnormalities to cognitive functions. Here, Krimsky discusses the environmental endocrine hypothesis, the assertion that chemicals called ''endocrine disruptors'' are interfering with the normal functioning of hormones in animals & humans. This hypothesis is troubling because of its implications for the effects of mod. ind l practices.
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Sheldon Krimsky is a professor in the department of urban and environmental policy at Tufts University.
The environmental endocrine hypothesis claims that a diverse array of industrial and agricultural chemicals can interfere with the body's normal hormone functions and cause reproductive, neurological, and developmental abnormalities in humans and wildlife. Based upon a sizable body of literature and research initially documented in Theo Colborn & others' Our Stolen Future (LJ 2/15/96), this hypothesis quickly gained both supporters and critics among various organizations, government agencies, scientific bodies, and trade groups. Krimsky (urban and environmental policy, Tufts Univ.) explains the development of the theory, response of the scientific community, challenges facing policy makers, and attitudes regarding public safety. This is a fascinating look at the motivations and responsibilities of scientists, politicians, journalists, and industries, who rush to defend their turf when new controversies arise regarding public safety. It also details the complexity of scientific communication. Recommended for environmental and public health collections.AIrwin Weintraub, Brooklyn Coll. Lib., NY
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Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherJohns Hopkins Univ. Press
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0756771137
- ISBN 13 9780756771133
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages284
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