Seminal book Our Stolen Future published, bringing endocrine disruption to the general public.
Theo Colborn, Dianne Dumanoski, Pete Myers, Our Stolen Future; Are We Threatening Our Fertility, Intelligence, and Survival? A Scientific Detective Story (New York: Penguin Books).
Endocrine Disruptor Screening and Testing Advisory Committee (EDSTAC) formed by EPA. EDSTAC was a federal advisory committee to make recommendations to EPA on how to develop an EDC screening program and take action to protect public health. EDSTAC was composed of representatives from industry, government, environmental and public health groups, worker safety groups, and academia.
Their final report was published in 1998.
Alligators with small penises: Dr. Lou Guillette, Jr. found that male alligators in Florida’s polluted Lake Apopka have strikingly low testosterone levels and abnormally small penis sizes.
Guillette LJ Jr, Pickford DB, Crain DA, Rooney AA, Percival HF. Reduction in penis size and plasma testosterone concentrations in juvenile alligators living in a contaminated environment. Gen Comp Endocrinol. 1996 Jan;101(1):32-42.
PCBs and IQ: Psychologists Sandra and Joe Jacobson report that exposure to high levels of PCBs before birth can lead to as much as a 6.2 point IQ deficit in children.
Jacobson JL, Jacobson SW. Intellectual impairment in children exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls in utero. N Engl J Med. 1996 Sep 12;335(11):783-9.