RT null T1 Our Bodies, Our Environments A1 United Nations Environment Programme, K1 endocrine disease K1 endocrinology K1 endocrine system K1 persistent organic pollutant YR 2017 FD 2017 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/40660 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/40660 NO The endocrine system is a collection of glands that produce hormones. These hormones regulate our metabolism, growth and development. EDCs interfere with hormonal function, and have been shown to cause adverse health and environmental effects. Chemicals meet many of our daily needs. From the products we buy, to the environments we live and work in, every day we are faced with choices. The best way to protect yourself, your family and the environment is to make informed decisions. This document is a collection of four factsheets including: 1) Places We Work and Live: Indoor exposure to EDCs; 2) Things We Make: Industrial discharges of EDCs; 3) Things We Grow: Agricultural exposure to EDCs; and 4) Things We Buy: Consumer products that may contain EDCs. NO https://www.unep.org/explore-topics/chemicals-waste/what-we-do/emerging-issues/scientific-knowledge-endocrine-disrupting DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 21, 2026