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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=datestamp><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>The “generating source”
for these hormone-disrupting chemicals found in rivers and streams is PEOPLE as
part of the never-ending waste stream from homes, businesses, restaurants,
hospitals, research labs, veterinary clinics, funeral homes, nursing homes, and
industry which takes a brief stop at the local wastewater treatment plant
before these <u>unregulated and untested and unremoved</u> hormone disrupting
chemicals are discharged as effluent into surface waters and onto farmlands via
sewage sludge (aka, biosolids) where the chemicals are found to concentrate.
The problem may not just be affecting smallmouth bass, </span></font></i></span><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>carp, catfish and sturgeon,</span></i> <span
class=datestamp><i><span style='font-style:italic'>but humans as well seen
through research studies showing decreasing sperm counts in men. A video is
also available for viewing at this link. Thoughts, anyone? -- Sue<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><a
href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/11/25/eveningnews/main5778106.shtml">http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/11/25/eveningnews/main5778106.shtml</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><span
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12.0pt'>COLUMBIA</span></font></span></st1:City><span class=datestamp>, <st1:State
w:st="on">Mo.</st1:State></span></st1:place><span class=datestamp>, Nov. 25,
2009</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
<h1><b><font size=6 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:24.0pt'>Chemicals
in Water Alter Gender of Fish<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<h2><b><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Pollution
Brings Worrying Signs for Fish Populations; Worse, Most <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region></st1:place> Drinking Water Comes from the
Same Sources<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h2>
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