AP Environmental Science / Unit 8: Aquatic and Terrestrial Pollution
8.3 Endocrine Disruptors
Notes
Endocrine disruptors are chemicals that interfere with hormones (for example, atrazine, DDT, BPA, some pharmaceuticals). They can cause reproductive problems and developmental effects.
Practice
Endocrine disruptors affect:
They mimic or block hormones.
Atrazine in water has been linked to:
Hormonal effects.
Pharmaceuticals in waterways come partly from:
Excreted and flushed drugs.
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