Tyrone Hayes
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 Tyrone Hayes    (biologist, whistleblower) | |
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| Born | 29 July 1967 |
| Nationality | US |
| Exposed | • herbicides/Dangers • atrazine |
| Interests | • atrazine • endocrine disruptors |
A scientific whistleblower | |
Dr. Tyrone Hayes has spoken out about the danger of atrazine as an endocrine disruptor that demasculinizes and feminizes male frogs.
Research
In 2007, Hayes was a co-author on a paper that detailed atrazine inducing mammary and prostate cancer in laboratory rodents and highlighted atrazine as a potential cause of reproductive cancers in humans. At a presentation to the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in 2007, Hayes presented results of his studies that showed chemical castration in frogs; individuals of both sexes had developed bisexual reproductive organs.[1]
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References
- ↑ Ball, Eddy (April 2007). "Amphibian Specialist Challenges EPA and Pesticide Manufacturers". Environmental Factor NIEHS News. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
I could take tap water that is regulated by the U.S. EPA," Hayes noted, "and I could chemically castrate frogs.
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