FIFRA Subdivision F testing Guidelines: are these tests adequate to detect potential hormonal activity for crop protection chemicals? Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.

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Recently, a major topic of discussion has been the impact of synthetic chemicals that possess the capacity to alter hormonal activity, the so-called "endocrine modulators," with potentially the capacity to alter the reproductive capability of humans. Particularly, various synthetic pesticides and industrial chemicals that persist in the environment and/or bioaccumulate have been implicated. Further, it has been...

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