Endocrine Disruptors in the Environment

An anonymous reader writes "The World Wildlife Fund has recently published a document calling for action to be taken to reduce chemicals that are considered endocrine disruptors from being used. The background for this comes from a World Health Organization report. Here is the public notice from the WHO. Endocrine Disruptors are chemicals that interfere with the normal functions of the endocrine system and have been linked to lower sperm counts, prostate cancer, breast cancer, weird sexual deformations in some animal species, etc. I had heard one of my teachers talking about this issue back in the early 90's. Seems like people have been aware of this kind of thing for a while. What have you heard about this issue? Where does it rank (if at all) with reference to the political or medical interest/attention it is getting in your area? Will enough people become aware of it to actually make a difference in preventing the use of these chemicals?"