The effect of estrogens, river water, and treated wastewater on vitellogenin induction of Japanese Medaka

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 22-34

  Kitamura, Kiyoaki ^a   Miyajima, Kiyoshi ^a   Higashitani, Tadashi ^a   Nakada, Norihide ^a,b   Komori, Koya ^a   Suzuki, Yutaka ^a  

^a PUBLIC WORKS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ecotoxicology; Endocrine disruption; Estrogens; Fish; Rivers; Wastewater treatment plants

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; FISH; MEATS; RIVERS; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; TESTING; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER RECYCLING; WATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

CONTINUOUS EXPOSURES; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EFFECT CONCENTRATIONS; EFFECTIVE CONCENTRATIONS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION; ESTROGENIC ACTIVITIES; ESTROGENS; EXPOSURE TESTS; JAPANESE MEDAKA; POTENTIAL NEEDS; RIVER WATERS; TEST RESULTS; TREATED WASTEWATERS; VITELLOGENIN; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; YEAST SCREENS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PROTEIN; RIVER WATER; TELEOST; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ORYZIAS; ORYZIAS LATIPES; ORYZIINAE;

EID: 58849138422     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2008.00286.x     Document Type: Article

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