Rodent sperm analysis in field-based ecological risk assessment: Pilot study at Ravenna army ammunition plant, Ravenna, Ohio

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-29

  Tannenbaum, Lawrence V ^a   Bazar, Matthew ^a   Hawkins, Melanie S ^a   Cornaby, Barney W ^b   Ferguson, Elizabeth A ^c   Carroll, L Chantelle ^d   Ryan, Patrick F ^b  

^a U S ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^c U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^d C eco   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological risk assessment; Field truthing; Reproduction; Rodents; Sperm

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY;

ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT (ERA);

AIR POLLUTION;

POLLUTION MONITORING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RODENT; SPERM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARMY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; POLLUTION MONITORING; REPRODUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RODENT; SEMEN ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WEAPON;

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; MALE; MICE; PEROMYSCUS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RATS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RODENTIA; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; AVES; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0037401148     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(02)00360-3     Document Type: Article

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