Overview of the endocrine disrupters issue / Barry Phillips and Paul Harrison -- Environmentally induced endocrine abnormalities in fish / David E. Kime -- Effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals in invertebrates / Michael H. Depledge, Tamara S. Galloway and Zoe Billinghurst -- Endocrine disruption in mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians / Catherine Botham, Philip Holmes and Paul Harrison -- Oestrogens, environmental oestrogens and male reproduction / Katie J . Turner -- Human health effects of phytoestrogens / Philip HoImes and Barry Phillips -- Endocrine disruptor research and regulation in the United States / Anthony F. Maciorowski and Gary E. Timm.