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01-20-2009, 05:11 PM
Exeter study links water pollution with declining male fertility

New research strengthens the link between water pollution and rising male fertility problems.

The study, the University of Exeter, Brunel University, the University of Reading and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, shows for the first time how a group of testosterone-blocking chemicals is finding its way into UK rivers, affecting wildlife and potentially humans.

The research was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council and is now published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives.

The study identified a new group of chemicals that act as