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| - | 1. Endocrine disrupter - This is a synthetic chemical in which can infect a host if consumed by stopping hormones from working and corrupting the body's normal functions. These chemicals can | + | 1. Endocrine disrupter - This is a synthetic chemical in which can infect a host if consumed by stopping hormones from working and corrupting the body's normal functions. These chemicals can affect us in many ways relating to our hormones, some of these chemicals are Dioxin, PCB's and DDT. Not only humans but all life can be affected by these harmful chemicals including plants and even water life. |
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| + | 2. Ecotoxicology - This is the study of the world and it's ecosystem's and how they are and can be effected by different chemicals and pollutants. They study how we can help fix our problems with ecological emergency's. Many of the pollutants are synthetic and hopefully methods can be changed to help create more ecosystem friendly chemicals if at all possible. | ||
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Revision as of 21:24, 5 February 2006
Homework 2
By Steve Pasternak
1. Endocrine disrupter - This is a synthetic chemical in which can infect a host if consumed by stopping hormones from working and corrupting the body's normal functions. These chemicals can affect us in many ways relating to our hormones, some of these chemicals are Dioxin, PCB's and DDT. Not only humans but all life can be affected by these harmful chemicals including plants and even water life.
http://www.nrdc.org/health/effects/qendoc.asp
2. Ecotoxicology - This is the study of the world and it's ecosystem's and how they are and can be effected by different chemicals and pollutants. They study how we can help fix our problems with ecological emergency's. Many of the pollutants are synthetic and hopefully methods can be changed to help create more ecosystem friendly chemicals if at all possible.
