Lakes Mead and Mohave serve as learning labs where exciting research happens every day. Federal, state, and local agencies and universities work together on a continual basis to monitor and assess water quality and the health of lake ecosystems. This includes everything from microscopic biological processes, to water chemistry, to big questions about how lowering lake levels are affecting lake health. Endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) are chemicals that may interfere with the body’s endocrine system with the potential to produce adverse developmental, reproductive, neurological, and immune effects in both humans and wildlife. A wide range of substances, both natural and man-made, are thought to cause endocrine disruption, including pharmaceuticals, dioxin and dioxin-like compounds, polychlorinated biphenyls, DDT and other pesticides, and plasticizers such as bisphenol A. Endocrine disruptors may be found in many everyday products – including plastic bottles, metal food cans, detergents, flame retardants, food, toys, cosmetics, and pesticides.
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