Accumulation of hormonally active substances by wild white sucker (Catostomus commersoni) exposed to effluents discharged to the Wabigoon River

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 315-327

  Hewitt, Mark ^a   Schryer, Rick ^b   Pryce, Andrea ^c   Belknap, Andrew ^d   Firth, Barry ^e   Van Der Kraak, Glen ^c  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^e WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Fractionation; Hormonally active substances; Investigation of cause; Pulp mill effluent; Tissue residue

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FRACTIONATION; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROPHOBICITY; KRAFT PULP; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; PROTEINS; RIVERS; SEWAGE; TISSUE;

BIOACCUMULATION; HORMONALLY ACTIVE SUBSTANCES; PULP MILL EFFLUENT; TISSUE RESIDUE;

EFFLUENTS;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; DISCHARGE; FISH; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY;

DISCHARGE; EFFLUENTS; FISHES; FRACTIONATION; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; KRAFT MILLS; KRAFT PULPS; LIGANDS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PROTEINS; RIVERS; SEWAGE; TISSUE; WATER REPELLENCE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO; WABIGOON RIVER;

CARASSIUS AURATUS; CATOSTOMUS COMMERSONI;

EID: 28444482794     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.2005.036     Document Type: Article

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