posted on Dec, 22 2004 @ 09:31 PM
The reason I ask this is because of the recent events with male fish in various places developing eggs in their sex organs, apparently due to
pollution in the water supply.
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www.cnn.com...
SHARPSBURG, Maryland (AP) -- Male fish that are growing eggs have been found in the Potomac River near Sharpsburg, a sign that a little-understood
type of pollution is spreading downstream from West Virginia, a federal scientist says.
The so-called intersex abnormality may be caused by pollutants from sewage plants, feedlots and factories that can interfere with animals' hormone
systems, The Washington Post reported Sunday.........
......Many scientists are concerned that people, as well as other animals, might be affected. "It's not good news that there's something that
feminizes male fish in your water," said Gina Solomon, a senior scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council.
But the Environmental Protection Agency has not set standards for many of these pollutants. Because
Also a little note on endocrine receptors from the EPA.
www.epa.gov...
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This is not the only place that this has occured. Is it possible that the same effect could happen to humans in the long run if exposed to the
correct types of pollutants or chemicals? Would men ever be able to develop the organs necessary for birth, or is it more likely that women would
genetically modify to produce their own and the need for men would no longer be a necessity? Or is that just what some women would love to hear?
[edit on 12/22/2004 by infinite8]