EESA10H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Endocrine Disruptor, Spinach, Herbicide
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From last class: transformation of nitrates to nitrites in the book it says that it is happening in our body, professor said here in class that it is happening in water (both things are true) Endocrine disruptors health implications: other problems with the endocrine disruptors affects our health feminization of the males, some strange abnormal sexual behaviour, birth defects, cancer, altered time to puberty, and thyroid dysfunction especially. Pcbs affect function of the thyroid gland seen. In animal studies some impaired learning in non-human primates seen: organophosphates affect directly brain development. Organochlorine substances: are two different chemicals will talk about dioxins and ddt (are not in the textbook, found this very intriguing and very important subject of big concerns right now. Chloracne: endocrine disruptor function of dioxins cause big skin problems acne, chloracne, chloracne is reversible. Ddt (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloro-ethane: basically ddt is pesticide with 5 chlorine atoms in a structure. Because this pesticide kills vectors in laces very effective.