Well I Love That Dirty Water
The Science Club for Girls' Media Team contribution to the PREMIERE ISSUE of Mad Science Magazine.
- The problem... Endocrine-disrupting hormones are in our water!
Drugs in the WatersOn a typical American morning, a woman takes a contraceptive dose of hormones, washing it down with a grande, non-fat cappuccino. She giv...- Pharmaceuticals In Our Water SuppliesPharmaceuticals In Our Water Supplies Are Drugged Waters a Water Quality Threat? Developed to promote human health and well being, cert...
- Okay, but... So what?
- Exposure to chemical BPA before birth linked to behavioral, emotional difficulties in girlsExposure in the womb to bisphenol A (BPA) -- a chemical used to make plastic containers and other consumer goods -- is associated with be...
- Where do estrogen-like compounds come from?
- Food may contain environmental estrogens — Environmental Health NewsA discovery that two commonly used food additives are estrogenic has led scientists to suspect that many ingredients added to the food su...
- How do we remove the estrogen?
Downstream Without Hormones: Can Rabbit Food Solve an Emerging Environmental Problem? | Science Matters | US EPASometimes laboratory work does not always go as planned. EPA-supported investigators from the University of Cincinnati (UC) were puzzled ...- Where can we go to do more in-depth research?
- The 2012 Statistical AbstractThe Statistical Abstract of the United States, published since 1878, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the ...
