Estrogen Deadly to Aquatic Populations

According the the results of a seven year study conducted by Canadian biologists, even miniscule amounts of synthetic estrogen wreaks havoc on wild fish populations. A synopsis of the study shows the conclusions reached by Dr. Karen Kidd and her team after tests performed at the Experimental Lakes Area in northwestern Ontario. Dr. Kidd and her team released minuscule amounts of synthetic estrogen to mimic our current environment where this chemical is released in effluent from wastewater treatment facilities. A similar compound is also found in pulp-mill effluent.

From the article, "Kidd and her colleagues reported the findings last year in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. She is also presenting the research at the prestigious 2008 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Conference during a session entitled, From Kitchen Sinks to Ocean Basins: Emerging Chemical Contaminants and Human Health."