The Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing is an academic center affiliated with the Division of Toxicological Sciences in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences of the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health.
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TestSmart--Endocrine Disruptors
February 21-22, 2001
Candler Building
111 Market Place, Suite 310
International Room
Baltimore, Maryland
Sponsors: 3M, Alberto-Culver Company, Bernice Barbour Foundation, Inc., Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Exxon Mobil Corporation, The Gillette Company, Johnson & Johnson, Mary Kay Holding Corporation, Procter & Gamble Company, Rohm and Haas Company
Abstract for TestSmart -- Endocrine Disruptors
Perspectives on the Origin, the Issue, and the Future
Theo Colborn
This will be a historical perspective of how the concept of endocrine disruption emerged. I will revisit the roles that wildlife and human epidemiology played in the enlightenment stages, and how animal testing played a critical role in verifying the problem. It will present some conclusions and recommendations that prompted governments around the world, including the US, to call for the reduction of exposure to chemicals of this nature. It presents some issues that have surfaced over the past decade that this meeting needs to grapple with, and opens the door for seeking areas where all parties can agree.