Review of evidence: Are endocrine-disrupting chemicals in the aquatic environment impacting fish populations?

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 343, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 1-34

  Mills, Lesley J ^a,b   Chichester, Clinton ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

EDC; Endocrine disruption; Fish; Fish population; Fish reproduction

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; ECOLOGY; FISHERIES; IN SITU PROCESSING; OCEAN HABITATS;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; ENDOCRINE-DISRUPTING CHEMICALS (EDC); FISH POPULATIONS; SUSTAINABILITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR;

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; POLLUTION EFFECT;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; CARP; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISH; GOLDFISH; GUPPY; NONHUMAN; ORYZIAS; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS; POMATOSCHISTUS MINUTUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAINBOW TROUT; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; ZEBRA FISH;

EID: 18144372044     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2004.12.070     Document Type: Review

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