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Cumulative Risk Assessment: The National Academy of Sciences Report on Phthalates and Male Reproductive Health

Jan 29, 2009

When considering the effects of chemical exposures on male reproductive health, how can the impacts best be measured?

This call featured a lineup of expert speakers who commented on the findings of the National Academy of Sciences report on phthalates and male reproductive health.

Speakers:
  • Dr. Deborah Cory-Slechta, Chair, National Academy of Sciences Committee on the Health Risks of Phthalates; Director, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
  • Dr. Sheela Sathyanarayana, Assistant Professor in Pediatrics, University of Washington and Seattle Children's Hospital
  • Marla Cone, Editor-in-Chief, Environmental Health News

More about the NAS Report

Fact Sheets and Materials for Health Care Providers (from the University of Washington Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit)

The call was moderated by Steve Heilig, Director of Public Health and Education for the San Francisco Medical Society and CHE. The call lasted one hour and was recorded for archival purposes.

 

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