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What the effects of EEDs mean for our bodies, our species, our planet. Most recent additions concerning BPA in plastics.

This is just the index, but the WHO has attempted to pinpoint which hormone compounds are most effective EEDs, and which hormones are most often mimicked. Discusses EED effects on wildlife as well as humans. Criteria for assessment of endocrine disruptors proposed for future studies.

Effects of EEDs on wildlife. Website maintained by the US Fish and Wildlife Sevice. Also describes the Smart Disposal program.

Excellent website with current information on a variety of EED-related topics. Includes some learning modules and links to other resources.

Registry for toxic substances including EEDs.

Check out how other countries are regulating EEDs.

Although the use of DDT was banned a long time ago, it is still negatively affecting wild life. This page adds more detail to what we saw in the film, "The Estrogen Effect: Assault on the Male."

Under the metals section, there is a short description of heavy metals. These metals are known to damage organisms, and as shown in some of our mini-presentations, can act as EEDs. For example, erythropoietin's functions are inhibited by lead as an EED.

Vanessa- you may not be able to open this from home, but it is the full text version of the link I provided earlier. Soy isoflavones are felt to protect against different cancers, cardiovascular disease, and bone loss, and possibly weight gain.

Related to the estrogen video viewed in class, plastics are feminizing males of mostly all species.

Anti-soy campaign: what information can be trusted? Soy crops cover 72 million acres of American farmland. Much of this harvest will be used to feed chickens, turkeys, pigs, cows and salmon. Another large fraction will be squeezed to produce oil for margarine, shortenings and salad dressings. Do we ever really know how much soy we are ingesting? Many of these products are not listed as including soy.

Are you eating soy without realizing it? Many items are made using the versatile soy bean.

Vanessa - This pertains to both my study and yours. Is lack of soy consumption linked to obesity? Is it worth it to consume soy while pregnant if your child will lose risk of being fat but gain risk of being infertile?

This is awesome, thanks Liz.

This addresses the controversy of the role of estrogenics and the role they play in predispostion to obesity. DDE studies were positive for resulting in obesity but genistein studies show that in utero exposure results in a lower adult body weight. Both are estrogenics.

An overview of many endocrine disrupting chemicals, useful to anyone looking into the effects of environmental chemicals on organisms. Reference made to a book titled "Hormonal Chaos", by Sheldon Krimsky, describing how industrial and agricultural chemicals contact organisms and disrupt hormone function. Specifics on effects of environmental estrogens and fetal development.

What is known about phytoestrogens? How does it affect us? What can be done to improve the public knowledge concerning phytoestrogen intake? Do they interact with other nutritional factors?

Site started by Theo Colburn, author of "Our Stolen Future."

site maintained by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.

Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) is a monthly journal of peer-reviewed research and news published by the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services. EHP's mission is to serve as a forum for the discussion of the interrelationships between the environment and human health by publishing in a balanced and objective manner the best peer-reviewed research and most current and credible news of the field. With an impact factor of 6.12, EHP is the top monthly journal in public, environmental, and occupational health and the second-ranked monthly journal in environmental sciences. The environmental health sciences include many fields of study and increasingly comprise a multidisciplinary research area. EHP publishes articles from a wide range of scientific disciplines encompassing basic research; epidemiologic studies; risk assessment; relevant ethical, legal, social, environmental justice, and policy topics; longitudinal human studies; in vitro and in vivo animal research with a clear relationship to human health; and environmental medicine case reports. Because children are uniquely sensitive to their environments, EHP devotes a research section specifically to issues surrounding children's environmental health. Search current issue and archives for journal articles related to your topic.

Provides a basic description of obesogens and how they are thought to work. Good place to start.

For Charlotte: EEDs do not have to be hormone based, they can just influence the natural functions of hormones. This site is recently developed to help people understand the effects of the BP Oil spill in the Gulf. I hope it is informative.

A letter from the American Fisheries Society to Obama asking him to support the Endocrine Disruption Prevention Act of 2009.