Very low doses of chemicals can be dangerous - new study
Printer-friendly versionA new study is making waves in environmental health. Hormones and Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals: Low-Dose Effects and Nonmonotonic Dose Responses, published this month in Endocrine Reviews, supports what many scientists have been saying for several years: that even very low doses of chemicals can have an impact on human health by disrupting our endocrine systems.
Read about the report and its implications: Scientists Warn of Low-Dose Risks of Chemical Exposure (Environment 360).
To learn about how endocrine-disrupting chemicals can particularly affect women, see the recent report by the National Network on Environments and Women’s Health (NNEWH): Sex, Gender and Chemicals: Factoring Women into Canada’s Chemicals Management Plan.
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