1.   The study also found that the higher the female hormonal levels in the pesticide workers, the lower their sperm counts.

2.   They have also been linked to birth defects, cancer and low sperm counts in men, he said.

3.   Bunte said it had been informed he was not sterile and that his sperm count was quite normal, and that it had no reason to believe otherwise.

4.   Low sperm count among some men and certain genital cancers could be caused by chemicals in pollution, the Institute for Environment and Health said Tuesday.