WWF Endocrine Disruptor Information
Papers and speeches on how hormone disruptors interfere with bio-chemical processes, and a suspected list of hormone disruptors.
http://www.pmac.net/theos.htm

Hormonally Active Agents in the Environment
1999 National Academy of Sciences report (1) examines the science behind the ominous prospect of "estrogen mimics" threatening health and well-being and (2) identifies research needs. Purchase book or read it online.
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/6029.html

Endocrine Disrupting Substances in the Environment
Canadian Environmental Corps offers PDF file on this subject.
http://www.ec.gc.ca/eds/fact/index.htm

Environmental Toxins and Reproductive Health -- About.com
Information and internet links related to the reproductive effects of dioxins and other environmental toxins.
http://womenshealth.about.com/library/weekly/aa061599.htm

Introduction to Hormone Disrupting Chemicals
An introduction to the effects of hormone disrupting chemicals on man and the environment, and the response of governments and industry to this problem. Written for anyone interested in the subject. Includes internet links and other references.
http://website.lineone.net/~mwarhurst

Öko-Recherche
Analyses of material flows of chemicals in the environment, including endocrine-disrupting industrial chemicals.
http://www.oekorecherche.de/english.html

Endocrine/Estrogen Letter
Newsletter and comprehensive set of endocrine disrupter links.
http://www.eeletter.com

International POPs Elimination Network
IPEN works for the global elimination of persistent organic pollutants. Information on PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) including health effects, international, national and local policy efforts, elimination technology, and links to further research and resources.
http://www.ipen.org/

e.hormone: At the Cutting Edge of Endocrine Disruptor Research.
Provide information about: upcoming conferences, the latest in research techniques and results, commentaries from distinguished scholars in the field, links to related news and stories.
http://e.hormone.tulane.edu/

Our Stolen Future
Provides updates about endocrine disruption created by man-made chemical contaminants that interfere with hormones in humans and wildlife.
http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/

Dioxin Facts
Chlorine Chemistry Council provides information regarding dioxins, their release into the environment, and their effects on human health.
http://www.dioxinfacts.org/

Fox River Watch
Provides information on the PCB pollution of the Fox River, Green Bay, Wisconsin and Lake Michigan including research on PCBs, history, health effects, toxicity, sediment remediation, dredging, cleanup, and politics.
http://www.foxriverwatch.com/

PCB Home Page at EPA
Provides information on Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB's). Background, resources and links to many topics.
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/pcb/

National Toxicology Program Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction (CERHR)
Resource for the latest information about potentially hazardous effects of chemicals on human reproduction and development.
http://cerhr.niehs.nih.gov/

The Dioxin Home Page
Personal home page by Lewis A. Shadoff, Ph.D., discusses dioxins, furans, and similar toxic substances, including what they are and where they are found.
http://www.websorcerer.com/Dioxin/index.html

Thymus Atrophy
Abstract of study that investigated whether TCDD triggers apoptosis in thymocytes.
http://hem.passagen.se/cnyland/thymus.html

Weed Killer Deforms Sex Organs in Frogs, Study Finds
New York Times report on University of California study that found that male frogs exposed to very low doses of atrazine are deficient in testosterone and can develop multiple sex organs.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/17/science/17FROG.html

Dioxin Threat
A report on the technical and social implications of dioxin.
http://dioxinthreat.tripod.com/

New Studies Confirm Dangers of Atrazine, a Widely Used Agricultural Weed-Killer
NRDC website describes research suggesting the atrazine is a carcinogen and causes sexual abnormalities in male frogs.
http://www.nrdc.org/health/pesticides/natrazine.asp

The Information Site on Endocrine Modulation
This conservative, industry/government funded site provides very cautious interpretations of scientific findings about endocrine disruption.
http://www.emcom.ca/welcome/index.shtml

Coalition Opposed to PCB Ash in Monroe County, Indiana
Provides information concerning the problem related to PCB hazardous waste incinerator and landfill. Links to resources and research.
http://www.copa.org/

Endocrine Disrupters: Are Synthetic Hormones Causing Environmental Chaos?
Information from the Why Files about the endocrine system, effects of pesticides/PCBs/dioxins on wildlife and people, and prospects for action to resolve this concern.
http://whyfiles.org/045env_hormone/

OECD Endocrine Disruptors Assessment
Part of the OECD Test Guidelines Programme, focused on reaching international agreement on the testing and assessment of chemicals with respect to their endocrine disrupting potential.
http://www.oecd.org/document/62/0,2340,en_2649_34377_2348606_1_1_1_1,00.html

Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
These chemical substances persist in the environment, bioaccumulate through the food web, and pose a risk of causing adverse effects to human health and the environment. From the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
http://www.chem.unep.ch/pops/

Endocrine Disruption by Estrogenic Environmental Pollutants
Overview of a chapter by B. Rey de Castro from the book Environmental Medicine.
http://www.envimed.com/emb13.shtml

Endocrine Disruptors Low-Dose Peer Review
Report evaluating the low dose effects and dose response relationships for endocrine disrupting chemicals in mammalian species that relate to human health.
http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/index.cfm?objectid=06F5CE98-E82F-8182-7FA81C02D3690D47

Questions and Answers About Dioxins and Food Safety
Discusses dioxins in the food chain.
http://ific.org/publications/qa/dioxinqa.cfm

Phthalates and Human Health: Demystifying the Risks of Plastic-softening Chemicals
Discusses human health concerns and public health benefits related to plasticizers, which are chemicals used to soften normally-rigid PVC, or polyvinyl chloride plastics.
http://www.reason.org/peg2.html