Radiation or some hazardous chemicals can cause fertility problems in both men and women. And they can cause birth defects in children whose parents are exposed to them. Some chemicals reduce sperm count or cause misshapen sperm that don't move well.

 

 

 

 

 

Source:
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
The effects of workplace hazards on male reproductive health.
January 1997. DHHS (NIOSH) Publication no. 96-132. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/malrepro.html (accessed on 16 June 2008).

 

 

 

 

 

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But there are regulations to prevent people from being exposed to hazardous chemicals.

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