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More references needed

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Just about every claim that seems to "push an agenda" that isn't already referenced needs a reference from a third-party, reliable source. Existing references for such claims which are not from third-party, reliable sources need to be changed to ones that are or the reference and no-longer-referenced material removed. I considered adding "citation needed" where it was needed but it would just make the article look extremely cluttered. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs)/(e-mail) 00:49, 18 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I have reviewed the existing references and except for the first one (Freydis) most seem like they are from reliable sources or from trustworthy primary sources. Yes, a few are from British tabloids but the article themselves appear to be written as news, not sensationalism (i.e. no "Royal baby boy looks like a girl - Royal doctor blames water pollution!"-type references).
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  • Freydis. "Sex Hormone Pollution". Holology: The Social Engineering Notebook.

- Likely NOT generally reliable, but some of its references might be, items drawn from reliable references are likely reliable

  • Lean, Geoffrey (14 January 2012). "Fertility Timebomb Found in Drinking Water". Mail Online

- likely qualifies as reliable

  • University Exeter (18 January 2009). "Declining Male Fertility Linked to Water Pollution". ScienceDaily

- likely reliable

  • Moore, Kirsten; Kimberly Inez McGuire, Rivka Gordon, Tracey Woodruff (August 2011). "Birth Control Hormones in Water: Separating Myth from Fact". Contraception 84 (2): 115–118.

- likely reliable, may be a primary source, no URL/did not check.

  • Carvalho, Suely (2011). Gender Mainstreaming Guidance Series: Chemicals and Gender. UNDP Environment and Energy Group. pp. 1–27

- assume reliable unless author bias is proven

  • Dean, Cornelia (3 April 2007). "Drugs Are in the Water. Does It Matter?". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 March 2012.

- likely reliable

  • "Types: Water Pollution". Oracle ThinkQuest. Retrieved 21 March 2012.

- This may or may not be a "reliable source" but its information is likely not controversial

  • Brown, Paul (11 September 2007). "Man-Made chemicals blamed as many more girls than boys are born in Arctic". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 March 2012.

- Likely reliable

  • Borenstein, Seth (14 September 2009). "Study: Male bass in many U.S. rivers feminized". Associated Press

- Likely reliable

  • Scott, Danya (1 December 2009). ""Gender-benders": Sex and Law in the Constitution of Polluted Bodies". Feminist Legal Studies (Academic Search Complete) 17 (3): 241–265.

- Academic study including synthesis, likely considered a primary source with respect to its opinions and conclusions

davidwr/(talk)/(contribs)/(e-mail) 01:22, 18 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I have removed the "factual accuracy" and "npov" templates I added earlier today and replaced them with "refimprove." I have also changed this section's title. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs)/(e-mail) 01:29, 18 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]