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Clear and present danger of environmental chemicals – Part 2
5 years agoMIAMI, FL - AUGUST 02: Carlos Varas, a Miami-Dade County mosquito control inspector, uses a Golden Eagle blower to spray pesticide to kill mosquitos in the Wynwood neighborhood as the county fights to control the Zika virus outbreak on August 2, 2016 in Miami, Florida. There is a reported 14 individuals who have been infected with the Zika virus by local mosquitoes. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP
Sperm seems to be more sensitive to heavy metals and industrial pollutants than eggs. Many sperm abnormalities are linked to toxins. Most of these chemicals can be found in the atmosphere, on the ground, in cities, and the waterways.
