They’ve traveled 1,000 miles across Wisconsin, drawing attention to important issues affecting the quality and supply of our state’s water. Now, four sculptures crafted by artist Carrie Roy are headed for the next stage in their adventure: They’re for sale.
Tag: endocrine disruptors
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Podcast and gallery: Karst + waste + drinking water = trouble
Two bonus features supplementing last week’s major package on estrogenic wells in Wisconsin’s karst region.
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Overview: Endocrine disruptors in the environment
Scientists have learned that some chemicals may mimic or disrupt the hormones of people and wildlife, with potentially health-damaging results. They can be natural, like the estrogens produced by plants or cows, or synthetic, like birth control pills. They are known to be widespread in the nation’s waters, and to a lesser extent have turned up in groundwater. Sidebar to story on estrogenic wells in northeastern Wisconsin’s karst region.
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Refresher: What’s the endocrine system?
The endocrine system is one of the body’s main systems for communicating, controlling and coordinating the body’s work.
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Tainted fish
The four groups of chemicals that trigger consumption advisories — PCBs, mercury, dioxins and PFOS (perfluorooctane sulfate) — have all been associated with endocrine disruption.
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Minnow reveals wastewater’s toxic effects
Males exposed to chemicals managed to mate if other males were not around. But if they had to compete with the control males, however, they “suffered nearly total reproductive failure”: They had no game.
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Profiles: Chemicals in the water
More about nonylphenol and BPA, two chemicals commonly found in Minnesota’s waters.