Below the surface, fat greenish-yellow frogs swim around– their bulging eyes looking up at us through the water. HAYES: So these are the South African Claw frog.ĪHEARN: Tyrone Hayes peers into a large gray fiberglass tank like a little boy looking for critters in a tide pool. And they may be affecting our reproductive health – indeed, even our sexual preferences. They eventually make their way from our farms, households or industry into the environment – and into our bodies. We use synthetic chemicals for everything from plastics to pesticides. From the carpets in our living rooms to the liners of our canned goods we’re exposed to manmade chemicals every day.
CURWOOD: It’s Living on Earth, I’m Steve Curwood.