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WWF: Chemical-Related Damage To Wildlife Supports Fears For Human Health
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 /U.S. Newswire/ -- World Wildlife Fund is
calling for stricter controls on dangerous hormone-disrupting
chemicals after a new report for the World Health Organization (WHO)
and other United Nation agencies concludes that damage to wildlife
substantiates concerns for human health. The WHO report, "Global
Assessment of the State-of-the-Science of Endocrine Disruptors,"
recognizes the strong plausibility that adverse trends in human
health are linked to these chemicals.
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