Endocrine Disrupters and Functional Deficits
Zoologist and World Wildlife Fund senior scientist Theo Colborn explains that endocrine disrupters can lead to functional deficits, including low sperm count and memory problems, as well as immune system disorders and early cancers.
Persistent Organic Pollutants
Zoologist and World Wildlife Fund senior scientist Theo Colborn talks about the global problem of persistent organic pollutants. She observes that it's a difficult problem to solve because some nations continue to use chemicals, such as DDT, even th...
Endocrine Disrupters
Zoologist and World Wildlife Fund senior scientist Theo Colborn explains that additives found in some of the plastic products most of us use every day are "endocrine disrupters."
Environmental Problems and Public Perception
Zoologist and World Wildlife Fund senior scientist Theo Colborn talks about public perceptions of environmental problems, suggesting that the general public is fairly knowledgeable and rational when it comes to evaluating environmental issues.
Endocrine System and the Environment (Part One), The
Zoologist and World Wildlife Fund senior scientist Theo Colborn talks about the Great Lakes environment, where she and her team discovered that offspring of exposed animals were suffering adverse effects that manifested themselves via the endocrine ...
Endocrine System and the Environment (Part Two), The
Zoologist and World Wildlife Fund senior scientist Theo Colborn explains what the endocrine system does and why it's so critical. She then discusses concerns about the link between exposure to chemicals in the Great Lakes in the mid 20th century and...
Health Issues and the Great Lakes Environment
Zoologist and World Wildlife Fund senior scientist Theo Colborn discusses her work investigating the neurological deficits experienced by children whose mothers ate fish from the Great Lakes.
Toxic Plastics
Zoologist and World Wildlife Fund senior scientist Theo Colborn talks about toxic chemicals in everyday items made of plastic.
Economics, Public Policy and the Environment
Zoologist and World Wildlife Fund senior scientist Theo Colborn observes that economic concerns often trump environmental issues in the public policy arena.
Disappearing Species and the Endocrine System
Zoologist and World Wildlife Fund senior scientist Theo Colborn talks about the impact of environmental toxins on the endocrine systems of exposed animals. Dr. Colborn observes that some of the species being affected have been in existence for milli...