1. Discovery of endocrine disruptors
Biologist Rachel Carson, in her 1962 book Silent spring , was the first to denounce the impact on bird reproduction and survival of persistent chemical pollutants such as DDT (dichlorodiphenyl-trichloroethane), which were being dumped into the environment by industry. This caused eggs to become brittle and birds to die prematurely, making for a silent spring.
Various phenomena were then reported, and proposals were made to regulate the use of biocides
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Discovery of endocrine disruptors
Definitions of endocrine disruptors
Bibliography
Bibliography
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Anses https://www.anses.fr/fr/content/travaux-et-implication-de-lanses-sur-les-perturbateurs-endocriniens
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Regulations
France
Law no. 2012-1442 of December 24, 2012 aimed at suspending the manufacture, import, export and marketing of any food packaging containing bisphenol A.
Law no. 2020-105 of February 10, 2020 on the fight against waste and the circular economy, known as "AGEC".
Order of September 28, 2023 setting the list of substances presenting endocrine disrupting properties...
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