ENV100Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 46: Persistent Organic Pollutant, Viktor Yushchenko, Polychlorinated Biphenyl
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Endocrine disruptors interfere with the endocrine (hormone) system hormonal system effected. Soy milk in young males can act as an endocrine disruptor. Research on endocrine disruption has generated debate: research results uncertain, contradictory. Typical of any new field: negative findings pose economic threats to chemical manufacturers. Banning a top-selling chemical could cost a company millions of dollars. Bisphenol-a (bpa), found in many plastics, can cause birth defects, but the plastics industry protests that the chemical is safe. Scientists like to say that they"re objective but it is an ethical issue. Dioxins and furans: some of the most toxic chemicals known to science. us epa: agent orange: herbicide/defoliant used extensively during vietnam war by us forces. After being poisoned" by dioxin, a skin condition forms and can cause death eventually. Glyphosate: main ingredient in roundup dangerous to human health and some companies believe it should be banned. Dirty dozen the top most harmful toxins/pollutants specific for each kind of product.
