Endocrine Disruptors Research Paper

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What if you found out you were feeding your family an endocrine disrupting substance that causes cancer? You would immediately throw it out and never buy it again. It would be a little hard to even figure that out if the labels are fibbed to hide ingredients from the buyer. Now what if you were spraying detergents or even putting on face products that had the same thing in both of them. It’s a little odd that detergents, what we clean our bathroom with and beauty products, what we put on our face could contain the same thing.
Endocrine disruptors like Carcinogen can be found in everyday home utilities such as detergents, pesticides, children’s toys, plastic bottles, cosmetics, and metal soda cans. Studies show exposure to high levels of Endocrine

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