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	Links — Endocrine Disruption

	Bisphenol A http://www.bisphenol-a.org/ Bisphenol A Global Industry Group provides news, environmental, health, and safety information about bisphenol A (BPA), a widely-used industrial chemical and known endocrine disrupter.
	Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Factors http://envirocancer.cornell.edu/libsearch.cfm Cornell University's Program on Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Factors in New York State contains bibliographies, fact sheets, and more.
	CREDO - Cluster of Research into Endocrine Disruption in Europe http://www.credocluster.info/resources.html If you are looking for endocrine disruption research and information from Europe, look no further.
	DES Update http://www.cdc.gov/des/index.html The Center for Disease Control's site offers consumers, health care providers, and others a wealth of information on confirmed risks and health problems for those exposed to diethylstilbestrol (DES) as a mother, prenatally as a daughter or son, and as a third generation grandchild.
	Endocrine Disrupters, The Why Files http://whyfiles.news.wisc.edu/045env_hormone/index.html Part of the Why Files Web site spearheaded by the University of Wisconsin-Madison answers general questions about endocrine disrupting chemicals.
	Endocrine Disruption http://envirohealthaction.org/toxics/health_effects/endocrine/index.cfm Physician's for Social Responsibility provides a short backgrounder, links to other resources and information, and an environmental endocrine disrupters primer for health care providers.
	Endocrine Disruptors and Dioxin Research Project - Japan http://www.nies.go.jp/edc/index-e.html Japan's government-funded research project aims to identify, understand, anticipate, and prevent health changes from exposure to environmental hormones by developing analytical testing methods, evaluating current pollution levels, defining effects, and developing technologies and techniques to identify endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs). The project's Web site includes links to a list of suspected agents, a table with chemical properties of 65 compounds, and an interactive database relaying experimental and observed effects of certain EDCs.
	Endocrine Disruptor Research Initiative http://www.epa.gov/endocrine/ The US Environmental Protection Agency provides links to publications, an inventory of government-sponsored research, and the National Science and Technology Council's (NSTC) Committee on the Environment and Natural Resources (CENR), which coordinates federal government research related to endocrine disruption.
	Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program http://www.epa.gov/scipoly/oscpendo/ The US Environmental Protection Agency provides information concerning implementation activities of the screening program set forth through recommendations made by the Endocrine Disruptor Screening and Testing Advisory Committee (EDSTAC) in 1998 to screen, classify, identify, and regulate endocrine disruptors.
	Endocrine Disruptor Screening and Testing Advisory Committee (EDSTAC) http://www.epa.gov/scipoly/oscpendo/history Archives all significant summaries, reports, and documents from the EDSTAC committee, which convened between 1996 and 1998 to advise the US Environmental Protection Agency on a strategy for screening and testing chemicals and pesticides for their potential to disrupt endocrine functions in humans and wildlife.
	Endocrine Disruptors on the Gulf Coast http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/pae/environmentalscience/casestudies/case7.mhtml A case study, written by Brian Shmaefsky to accompany a McGraw Hill environmental science textbook, describes endocrine disrupting chemicals, discusses the general problems associated with the substances, and elucidates the societal issues surrounding them.
	Endocrine Disrupters Web Site http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/endocrine/index_en.htm The European Commission explains endocrine disruption; reviews the governments use of the precautionary principle to regulate chemicals and products; and presents news and documents relating to the EC's studies, assessments, and conclusions regarding endocrine disrupting chemicals.
	The Endocrine/Estrogen Letter http://info@eeletter.com/ A twice-monthly newsletter delivered by fax or mail, with postings online as well. Published by Global Press.
	Environmental Health News www.EnvironmentalHealthNews.org Contains daily links to press coverage of environmental health isuses, plus links to science digests of new, relevant findings and links to reports by organizations working on related issues.
	Environmental Hormones http://ace.orst.edu/cgi-bin/mfs/01/tics/env-horm.txt An EXTOXNET discussion paper about environmental hormones.
	Environmental Links to Breast Cancer and Other Reproductive Health Problems http://www.wri.org/health/slidhome.html A slide show, developed by Devra Lee Davis, World Resources Institute, explains environmental links to breast cancer and other reproductive health problems.
	Erice Statement http://www.pmac.net/erice.htm This statement titled "Environmental Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals: Neural, Endocrine, and Behavioral Effects" was written by international experts attending a November 1995 workshop in Eurice, Sicily, Italy, and was one of the first to bring attention to causes, problems, and potential risk of endocrine disrupting chemicals.
	FAQ on Environmental Estrogens http://medschool.umaryland.edu/womenshealth/links/faq_med.html#env_est Frequently Asked Questions taken from the Women's Health Research Group.
	Fooling with Nature http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/nature/ Contains summaries, interviews, references, pictures, and more information that accompanied a June 1998 Frontline program about endocrine disrupting chemicals on Public Broadcasting Service channels.
	Global Endocrine Disruptor Research Inventory http://endocrine.ei.jrc.it/gedri/pack_edri.All_Page Ongoing research projects related to endocrine disruption is compiled by the World Health Organization's International Programme on Chemical Safety.
	Global Toxics Initiative: Endocrine Disruptors, POPs, Pesticides http://www.worldwildlife.org/toxics/ The World Wildlife Fund's Global Toxics Initiative targets three areas: Endocrine Disruptors (ED) (includes a reading list and video series), Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), and Agricultural Pesticides.
	GreenFacts.Org http://www.greenfacts.org/ GreenFacts.org presents three-tiered reviews of environmental and health-related reports published by various international organizations. The endocrine disruptors section explains how they act, potential effects, and exposure sources as outlined in the groundbreaking 2002 global assessment of endocrine disruptors.
	Healthy Milk, Healthy Baby http://www.nrdc.org/breastmilk/ The National Resources Defense Council presents information about breast milk contaminants (includes types, levels, harm, and preventing chemicals in human milk), the benefits of breastfeeding, and problems with infant formula.
	Hormone Deception http://www.hormonedeception.com/ A site run by author and CBR Visiting Scholar D. Lindsey Berkson to accompany her book that explores women's hormone use and details ways to reduce exposure to environmental toxins.
	Introduction to Hormone Disrupting Chemicals http://website.lineone.net/%7Emwarhurst/ Michael Warhurst, of the nonprofit organization Friends of the Earth, London, authors this Web site with general information and tips for taking action to protect yourself from endocrine disrupting chemicals.
	North American Reporting Center for Amphibian Malformations (NARCOM) http://www.npsc.nbs.gov/narcam A US, Canada, and Mexico program to monitor and study amphibian decline and deformities that provides a central site for reporting deformed amphibians found in North America.
	Our Stolen Future http://ourstolenfuture.com/ An informative site launched by the book from Theo Colburn, Dianne Dumanoski, and John Peterson Myers; offers updates and analysis of breaking science and news relating to endocrine disruption.
	Pesticides as Endocrine Disruptors http://www.pmac.net/endodisr.htm Benbrook Consulting Services (BCS) hosts this page with links to articles and reports, including the Erice Statement, about endocrine disruptors.
	Threats from Environmental Estrogens http://www.wri.org/wri/health/estrogen.html World Resources Institute reviews sources, impacts, and effects of environmental estrogens.
	Xeno-estrogens http://www.georgiastrait.org/xenofacts.php Georgia Strait Alliance presents a series of fact sheet covering effects, sources, and the precautionary principle.