Altered development and reproduction in mosquitofish exposed to pulp and paper mill effluent in the Fenholloway River, Florida USA

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 399-405

  Orlando, Edward F ^a,b   Bass, Danielle E ^a   Caltabiano, Lisa M ^a   Davis, William P ^c   Gray Jr , L Earl ^c   Guillette Jr , Louis J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex mixtures; Endocrine disrupting chemicals; Environmental androgen; Viviparous

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE;

BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; CYPRINID; EMBRYO; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTION; RIVER POLLUTION; SITE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; EFFLUENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAPER INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; FEMALE; FLORIDA; GONADS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LIVER; MALE; OOCYTES; REPRODUCTION; RIVERS; SEASONS; TESTIS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

FENHOLLOWAY RIVER; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

GAMBUSIA AFFINIS;

EID: 34548356968     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2007.06.018     Document Type: Article

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