''A host of common chemicals is feminizing males of every class of vertebrate animals, from fish to mammals, including people. Many have been identified as 'endocrine disruptors' or gender-benders because they interfere with hormones. Communities heavily polluted with gender-benders in Canada, Russia, and Italy have given birth to twice as many girls as boys, which may offer a clue to the mysterious shift in sex ratios worldwide. '' [source]
According to a program broadcasted some months ago on the Danish national television, the main responsible for the global decrees in human sperm count in the past 60 years are phtalates. BBC reported the news back in 2000: here. This article from 2008 explains more.
CBC has also some nice videos discussing this scary phenomenon.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Forget global warming: HORMONE-like chemicals are destroying LIFE on the planet!
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2 comments:
Is Industrial Revolution the basis of Fermi's big filter then?
I don't understand the question.
Industrial Revolution is the name of the period around the 18th-19th century, when production, transportation and the economy changed. What has that to do with my post?
What is a "Fermi's filter"?
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