Hormones in the Environment

1. Hormones in the Environment Lecture Pix

   • Introduction to Hormone Disrupting Chemicals Not all toxins in the environment are poisons!

   • In-depth Information

   • Pharmaceuticals, Hormones, and Other Organic Wastewater Contaminants in U.S. Streams, 1999-2000: A National Reconnaissance

   • Environmental Estrogens

   • Hormonally Active Agents in the Environment (Full Text; a quick outline is here)

2. Movies and Media

   • Estrogens and Cancer

   • Bisphenol A

   • The Rise in Cancer (Part 1 ~ 4 min)

   • The Rise in Cancer (Part 2 ~ 6 min)

   • The Rise in Cancer (Part 3 - Developmental Biology ~ 4 min)

   • Pesticides and Male Fertility

3. Fish

   • USGS Report on Intersex Smallmouth Bass

   • Source of Chemicals that Feminize Lake Mead Fish Discovered

   • Feminization of Fish

   • Intersex Fish

   • Effects of Estrogen on Male Fighting Fish Behavior (for Lab) The Excel Data Sheet is Here - (Data results for fish Fall 2004)

4. Frogs

   • Kermit or Kermette? (Lab is here)

   • More frog troubles: Herbicides may Emasculate Wild Males

5. Alligators

   • The Gender Benders (Alligators)

   • Alligator Dicks

6. Birds

   • Mandelson's Birds Face Hormone Disruption Threat

7. Mammals

   • Polar bears

   • Contaminants in Polar Bears

   • Hermaphroditic Polar Bears

8. Human Effects: Fun with Sperm

   • Read The Fourth Factor (Pages 99-115). <== OUTSIDE READING
   • Low Sperm Count Tied to Agricultural Chemicals
   • Taking Back Our Stolen Future
   • Sperm count decline confirmed.
   • Hormones in the environment and neurobiology of the sexes.
   • The Demise of Human Sperm
   • "Where Have all the Boys Gone?" Read about the decline in male births.
   • Environment, Lifestyle, and Infertility
   • Our Stolen Future
   • Gay Brothers and Genetics
   • Hormones in your beer