1994 Estrogens in the Environment III symposium notes, “a most surprising finding was that estrogenic xenobiotics are not only found in the environment but are also contaminants (e.g., nonylphenol, BPA) of laboratory plasticware, such as flasks and petri dishes.”
McLachlan JA, Korach KS. Symposium on estrogens in the environment, III. Environ Health Perspect. 1995 Oct;103 Suppl 7(Suppl 7):3-4.
Veterans and Agent Orange: Health Effects of Herbicides Used in Vietnam report by the Institute of Medicine. Found sufficient evidence of an association between Agent Orange exposure in Vietnam veterans and some types of cancer.
1995 First conference on EDCs in Erice, Italy, organized by Dr. Theo Colborn.
Statement From the Work Session On Environmental Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals: Neural, Endocrine, and Behavioral Effects: The Problem. Toxicology and Industrial Health. 1998;14(1-2):1-8.
Funding begins by NIH: NIEHS released a Request for Applications (RFA) to fund the first grants on EDCs: Endocrine Disruptors and Women’s Health Outcomes.
Hormonally Active Agents in the Environment panel formed by The National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council in response to a request by the EPA.
The report was published in 1999.