Detailed endocrine assessments of wild fish in the Northern River Basins, Alberta, in comparison to EEM monitored endpoints

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 299-314

  McMaster, Mark E ^a   Hewitt, L Mark ^a   Tetreault, Gerald R ^a   Janoscik, Tamara ^a   Boyko, Chad ^a   Peters, Lisa ^a   Parrott, Joanne L ^a   Van Der Kraak, Glen J ^b   Portt, Cam B ^c   Kroll, Kevin J ^d   Denslow, Nancy D ^d  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c C Portt and Associates   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Endocrine disruption; Environmental effects monitoring; Fish; Municipal sewage effluents; Pulp and paper mill effluents

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; EFFLUENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MONITORING; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; RIVERS; SEWAGE;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS MONITORING; MUNICIPAL SEWAGE EFFLUENTS;

FISHERIES;

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DISORDER; FISH; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION MONITORING; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; RIVER BASIN;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 28444491815     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.2005.035     Document Type: Article

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