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Pesticides "Gender-Bending" People
Geoffrey Lean
London
Independent
Monday, Dec 08, 2008
Evolution is being distorted by pollution, which
damages genitals and the ability to father offspring, says new
study. Geoffrey Lean reports
The male gender is in danger, with incalculable
consequences for both humans and wildlife, startling scientific
research from around the world reveals.
The research – to be detailed tomorrow in the most comprehensive
report yet published – shows that a host of common chemicals
is feminising males of every class of vertebrate animals, from
fish to mammals, including people.
Backed by some of the world's leading scientists, who say that
it "waves a red flag" for humanity and shows that evolution
itself is being disrupted, the report comes out at a particularly
sensitive time for ministers. On Wednesday, Britain will lead
opposition to proposed new European controls on pesticides, many
of which have been found to have "gender-bending" effects.
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It also follows hard on the heels of new American research which
shows that baby boys born to women exposed to widespread chemicals
in pregnancy are born with smaller penises and feminised genitals.
"This research shows that the basic male tool kit is under
threat," says Gwynne Lyons, a former government adviser on
the health effects of chemicals, who wrote the report.
Wildlife and people have been exposed to more than 100,000 new
chemicals in recent years, and the European Commission has admitted
that 99 per cent of them are not adequately regulated. There is
not even proper safety information on 85 per cent of them.
Many have been identified as "endocrine disrupters"
– or gender-benders – because they interfere with
hormones. These include phthalates, used in food wrapping, cosmetics
and baby powders among other applications; flame retardants in
furniture and electrical goods; PCBs, a now banned group of substances
still widespread in food and the environment; and many pesticides.
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