LeBlanc G A
Department of Toxicology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27695, USA.
Environ Health Perspect. 1995 Oct;103(10):888-90. doi: 10.1289/ehp.95103888.
There is an increasing perception that environmental contamination by chemicals no longer poses a significant health threat and that relaxation of environmental regulations is warranted. However, many wildlife populations are showing signs of developmental, behavioral, and reproductive dysfunction due to environmental contamination by endocrine-disrupting chemicals. Scientists, regulators, and legislators must mobilize to identify current health threats posed by environmental pollutants, develop testing protocols that will detect such properties of new chemicals, and strengthen legislation designed to protect environmental health.
人们越来越认为,化学物质对环境的污染不再构成重大健康威胁,因此放宽环境法规是有必要的。然而,由于内分泌干扰化学物质对环境的污染,许多野生动物种群正显示出发育、行为和生殖功能障碍的迹象。科学家、监管机构和立法者必须行动起来,识别环境污染物当前所构成的健康威胁,制定能够检测新化学物质此类特性的测试方案,并加强旨在保护环境健康的立法。