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Project: Endocrine disruptors

Concerns grow about hormone-disrupting chemicals in Wisconsin waters
Endocrine disruptors have been called a “global threat” to people and wildlife, but Wisconsin is lagging behind Minnesota in testing its waters for them. Read More

The hunt for endocrine disruptors
Experts say Wisconsin lakes’ chemical cocktail likely similar to Minnesota's
When Mark Ferrey started looking for endocrine disruptors in a dozen Minnesota lakes in 2007, he found them in every one — even the remote ones that were supposed to be pristine reference lakes. Read More

20 years after fatal outbreak, Milwaukee leads on water testing
Utilities target — and sometimes find — unregulated chemicals in drinking water, sewage
For the public officials who safeguard Milwaukee’s water, Cryptosporidium changed everything. Marion Ceraso reports. Read More

Experts avoid sounding the alarm on chemicals — but adjust their own habits
Federal and state governments have issued scant guidance on the risks hormone-disrupting chemicals pose to people, but University of Wisconsin-Madison pediatric endocrinologist Ellen Connor is not waiting for an official verdict. Read More

SIDEBARS

Nursing home violations
Minnow reveals wastewater’s toxic effects
The more chemicals in the effluent, the more genes were affected.
Nursing homes lawsuits
Tainted fish 
The chemicals that trigger fish consumption advisories in Wisconsin have all been associated with endocrine disruption.

Nursing homes lawsuits
Profiles: Chemicals in the water 
Nonylphenol and BPA were commonly found in Minnesota’s waters.
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On Wisconsin Public Radio

Reporter Kate Golden talked with Joy Cardin about Wisconsin’s approach to endocrine disruptors on April 22, 2013.

Listen to the program

LEARN MORE

Endocrine Disruptors project page

Guidance for consumers

Studies: Endocrine disruptors, cocaine common in Minnesota waters

National Resources Defense Council fact sheet on endocrine disruptors


 

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