Polychlorinated biphenyls, mercury, and potential endocrine disruption in fish from the Hudson River, New York, USA

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 206-228

  Baldigo, Barry P ^a   Sloan, Ronald J ^b   Smith, Stephen B ^a   Denslow, Nancy D ^c   Blazer, Vicki S ^d   Gross, Timothy S ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d LEETOWN SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Endocrine disruption; Fish; Hudson River; Mercury; PCBs

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKER; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FISH; HISTOLOGY; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PCB; RIVER WATER; WATER POLLUTION;

HUDSON RIVER; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AMEIURUS NEBULOSUS; COTTUS GOBIO; CYPRINUS CARPIO; MICROPTERUS DOLOMIEU; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES; PERCIFORMES;

EID: 33745266136     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-006-0831-8     Document Type: Article

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