Researchers have developed a wastewater treatment process that uses a common agricultural byproduct to effectively remove pollutants and environmental hormones, known as endocrine disruptors.
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Name: Environmental hormones are also known as endocrine disruptors.
What are they? Environmental hormones are chemical compounds that resembles endocrine hormones.
Source: They may be either of natural origin, such as phytoestrogens, or of synthetic origin. The sewage and wastewater that are inevitably produced at any industrial worksite often contain large quantities of pollutants and environmental hormones.
Impact:
Because environmental hormones do not break down easily, they can have a significant negative effect on not only the environment but also the human body.
These compounds are able to activate the same endocrine receptors as their natural counterparts and can thus disrupt hormonal activity.
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