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Special Report on Environmental Endocrine Disruption: An Effects Assessment and Analysis
Risk Assessment Forum
The Special Report on Environmental Endocrine Disruption: An Effects Assessment and Analysis was prepared under the auspices of EPA's Risk Assessment Forum, which brings together scientists from around the Agency to promote scientific consensus on risk assessment issues. The report provides an overview of the current state of the science for endocrine disruption, and can serve as a resource to EPA and others seeking to understand the issue. Its major components are an introduction to the endocrine system and the endocrine disruption hypothesis; a review of potential human health and ecological risks; and an analysis section, including an overview of research needs. In terms of human health, it focuses on general exposure to chemicals through the environment, rather than occupational or pharmaceutical (drug) exposure. The report represents an interim assessment pending a more extensive review expected to be issued by the National Academy of Sciences later in 1997.
Downloads/Related Links
- Fact Sheet Discussing Special Report on Endocrine Disruption (PDF) (4 pp, 19KB, About PDF)
- Special Report on Environmental Endocrine Disruption: An Effects Assessment and Analysis (PDF) (120 pp, 319KB, About PDF)
Citation
U.S. EPA. Special Report on Environmental Endocrine Disruption: An Effects Assessment and Analysis. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Risk Assessment Forum, Washington, DC, 630/R-96/012, 1997.