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Our stolen future, are we threatening our fertility, intelligence, and survival? : a scientific detective story, Theo Colborn, Dianne Dumanoski, and John Peterson Myers

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Our stolen future, are we threatening our fertility, intelligence, and survival? : a scientific detective story, Theo Colborn, Dianne Dumanoski, and John Peterson Myers

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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illustrations

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index present

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non fiction

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Our stolen future

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bibliography

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33246122

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Theo Colborn, Dianne Dumanoski, and John Peterson Myers

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are we threatening our fertility, intelligence, and survival? : a scientific detective story

Summary

Argues that the focus on the carcinogenicity of chemicals has led to the ignoring of the adverse effects of chemicals on the embryo and fetus. Resultant problems include reduced fertility, altered behavior patterns, and decreased immunity

Table Of Contents

Omens -- Hand-me-down poisons -- Chemical messengers -- Hormone havoc -- Fifty ways to lose your fertility -- To the ends of the earth -- A single hit -- Here, there, and everywhere -- Chronicle of loss -- Altered destinies -- Beyond cancer -- Defending ourselves -- Loomings -- Flying blind -- Appendix: The wingspread consensus statement

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