Panel: EPA Must Consider Effects of Chemical Barrage
Chemicals that interfere with the male hormone system are so common - and so potentially damaging - that the government should stop studying them one by one and consider their combined effect, an expert panel said Thursday.
Although the report focused primarily on phthalates, Cory-Slechta note that other products, such as pesticides used in food, also lower testosterone levels.
Animal and human studies link all of these chemicals to a wide spectrum of problems, from reduced sperm counts to genital malformations. Scientists are also studying the chemicals' link to testicular cancer and other problems, the report says.
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My grandson's exposure to phthalates has been carefully watched and restricted because of our family's concern about this toxicity. Still, it is virtually impossible to avoid having them in the air, since perfumes, many soaps in public and private bathrooms, cleaning products, etc., contain them.