DDT - well known pesticide - does bioaccummulate
Possible human carcinogen. Human mutagenic effects. May cause reproductive damage. May act as a systemic poison.
http://ptcl.chem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/DD/DDT.html
Molecular formula: C14H9Cl5
CAS No: 50-29-3 |
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And 2-butoxyethanol: C6H14O2/CH3  MSDS
which is said NOT to bioaccummulate (But is that so?) |
The
chemical
companies
lobbied
EPA &
the 2
year
process
ended a
year
ago.
They
should
have
been
granted
permission
to put
more
2-butoxyethanol
in the
air
since
then
(remember
worst
exposure
is in
the eyes
- & that
the
elderly
&
children
will be
most
harmed)
So, the
main
problem
is that
the
pesticides
fool the
biological
processes
and
that's
why the
endocrine
system &
hormones
and
everything
goes
high or
low
whether
we are
talking
about
cortisol
or blood
pressure
or blood
sugar or
thyroid;
get the
picture?
| Quote: |
What are EDCs?
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
(EDCs) are synthetic chemicals that interfere with naturally produced hormones, the body's chemical messengers, that control how an organism develops and functions.
Many manufactured chemicals mimic natural hormones and send false messages. Other synthetic compounds block the messages and prevent true messages from getting through.
Some cause disruption by preventing the synthesis of the body's own hormones or by accelerating their breakdown and excretion. Some EDCs are persistent in the environment and bioaccumulate; they accumulate in the fatty tissue of organisms and increase in concentration as they move up through the food web.
More on EDCs...
WWF's work to combat the threats from EDCs
EU chemicals reforms
Reducing your risk from EDCs (PDF)
Why are EDCs a threat?
Wildlife and humans are exposed daily to these pervasive chemicals that have already caused numerous adverse effects in wildlife and are most likely affecting humans as well.
Hormones play a crucial role in the proper development of the growing fetus and EDCs can interfere with this development. The fetus is vulnerable even to the most minute concentrations of introduced substances. Substances that have no effect in an adult can become poisonous in the developing embryo.
Chemicals are passed from mother to offspring, via the womb and breastmilk in mammals and via the egg in reptiles, amphibians, fish and chickens, leading to "trans-generational" effects. Because of their persistence and mobility, they accumulate in and harm species far from their original source.
The effects of endocrine disruptors on animals are varied -- ranging from alligators born with abnormally small phalluses and birds with crossed beaks, to the sudden disappearance of entire populations. Wildlife researchers over the last few years have unearthed a variety of endocrine disruptor-related effects: interrupted sexual development; thyroid system disorders; inability to breed; reduced immune response; and abnormal mating and parenting behavior. Species such as terns, gulls, harbor seals, bald eagles, beluga whales, lake trout, alligators, turtles, and others, have suffered more than one of these effects.
Our current knowledge of endocrine disruption has been propelled by the evolving science surrounding this phenomenon. Scientific investigation has intensified over the last several years and has provided steadily growing evidence linking synthetic endocrine-disrupting compounds to impaired health in wildlife and humans.
To learn more , download WWF's Position Papers on Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (DOC: 29.0 KB)
www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/toxics/problems/edcs.cfm |
Well the
body has
Carbon,
Hydrogen,
Chlorine
- such
as DDT
But it
could
get even
more
confused
with an
EDC that
has more
Carbons,
Hydrogens,
PLUS
Oxygens
in a
very
complex
bond...
and I
would
think
that
this
chemical
with 16
(or its
compound
version,
18
Carbons
& only
Oxygen
and
Hydrogen
extra
... in
such a
very
complex
formula,
would
fool the
body
better.
Maybe it
does
stay in
the
body,
but it
can't be
identified
once it
mixes a
person
up? |