Colborn, Theo

Assertions of risk, which in risk assessment are analogous to a hypothesis in science, do not have to withstand tests. Theo Col-born, an author of Our Stolen Future, stated, Just because we don t have the evidence doesn t mean there are no effects. 10 Exactly we may have overlooked something in our search for evidence. But, in context, Colborn s statement went much further. It was made after several years of scientific research had failed to support her assertions about endocrine disruptors. Her statement brushed the evidence aside. No matter how much information is... 

Theo Colborn, quoted in G. Easterbrook, Science Fiction, New Republic, August 50,1999, pp. 18-22. 

Dr. Theo Colborn is a scientist and one of the world s leading experts on endocrine disrupters. Her work has prompted the enactment of new laws around the world (including Senate Bill 5 1391.-"Child, Worker, and Consumer-Safe Chemicals Act of 2005") and redirected the research of government and academia. She s a professor of zoology at the University of Florida, Gainesville, and the coauthor of Our Stolen Future. 

Since the publication of the book Our Stolen Future by Theo Colborn and co-authors in 1996 and the... 

The term endocrine disruptors was first used by Theo Colborn and Peter Thomas in 1992. In 1996, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) convened a panel called the Endocrine Disruptors Screening and Testing Advisory Committee to make recommendations to EPA concerning endocrine disruptors. The term endocrine disruptors has been used interchangeably with hormonally active agents and endocrine modulators. As the term is used now, endocrine disruptors include any substance that affects the synthesis, secretion, transport, binding, action, inactivation, or elimination of natural hormones in the body. 

Toxic chemicals are now found in virtually every corner of the globe. The highest mountains, the depths of the ocean, and far reaches of the polar regions are contaminated with toxic chemicals. This subject has been well explored and well written about by numerous researchers and writers. Rachel Carson s Silent spring11] and Theo Colborn and coauthors Our stolen future are two well-known sources. Toxicants are spread by wind, carried by water, and bioaccumulated by the various food chains to ultimately reach humans. It is beyond the scope of this book to examine the spread of toxic chemicals in the environment. One example, however, is illustrative of the extent of this phenomenon. 

Although many chlorinated compounds are destined to remain in the market for a long time, society does owe a debt of gratitude to environmental organizations such as Greenpeace and the World Wildlife Fund (with which Theo Colborn is associated) for calling attention to problems that may not have been evident to others. Their call has caused funding on the problems to be increased. 

Bryson, C. 2004. The Fluoride Deception, with a foreword by Dr. Theo Colborn. New York ... 

Just as Rachel Carson denounced the devastating unintended consequences of the indiscriminate use of DDT and other pesticides in the 1950s, Theo Colborn launched an attack on a variety of chemicals suspected of being endocrine disrupters. Colborn argues that these chemicals, such as bisphenol A, can block the function of various hormones, leading to disease, infertility and even death. Evidence drawn from animals, birds and fish suggests that even trace amounts of such compounds may be responsible for altered sexual behaviour and other problems that can disrupt the normal process of reproduction. Colborn argues that... 

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