News Summary

• Researchers are now warning that pesticides, pollutants, plastics, and forever chemicals may be contributing to a'silent' fertility crisis.
• Only one percent of all synthetic chemicals have received sufficient safety evaluations, according to some estimates.
• Even if just a fraction are harmful, more than 140,000 synthetic chemicals exist, and clearly, just one toxic compound can cause disaster to several animals at once.
• Another potential disaster looms over the health impacts of microplastics, which may also disrupt the endocrine system.