(Due to an overwhelming response, an update on the show which aired the week of July 8, 1994) Common chemicals are getting into our bodies and may be disrupting our immune and reproductive systems. They’re called endocrine disrupters and they act like hormones interfering with normal growth in people and animals. In this second of a two-part series, host Steve Curwood explores the link between synthetic chemicals, such as pesticides, to reproductive abnormalities. An increasing body of evidence is gaining the attention of the medical and scientific community.
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