Scientists from government agencies and research centers will discuss the latest research on environmental endocrine disruptors and their impact on human health and the environment. This panel of experts will cover population decline of amphibians, studies of endocrine-related cancers and the effects of fetal exposure to possible endocrine-active compounds, and the U.S. EPA's new screening and testing strategies.

This briefing is part of the special two-day endocrine symposium at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society, taking place in Boston, August 23-27.

WHO:

Gary Timm - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Wash, DC
James LeNoir - Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Reno, NV
Dr. John Brock - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

WHAT:

Endocrine Disruptors Briefing

WHEN:

Wednesday, August 26, 1998 12:30 p.m.

WHERE:

Sheraton Boston Beacon Suite A

For Further Information Contact:

Nancy Blount, (202) 872-4451
August 20-27: Press Room, Convention Center, Room 308
Phone: (617) 351-6808; FAX: (617) 351-6820

A nonprofit organization with a membership of more than 155,000 chemists and chemical engineers as its members, the American Chemical Society publishes scientific journals and databases, convenes major research conferences, and provides educational, science policy and career programs in chemistry. Its main offices are in Washington, D.C., and Columbus, Ohio.