Article 606SP Cocktail of chemical pollutants linked to falling sperm quality in research

Cocktail of chemical pollutants linked to falling sperm quality in research

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Damian Carrington Environment editor
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Exclusive: Study finds people have astonishing' levels of compounds thought to disrupt hormones

A cocktail of chemical pollutants measured in people's bodies has been linked to falling semen quality by new research.

Chemicals such as bisphenols and dioxins are thought to interfere with hormones and damage sperm quality, and the study found combinations of these compounds are present at astonishing" levels, up to 100 times those considered safe.

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