Treated wastewater effluent reduces sperm motility along an osmolality gradient

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 397-407

  Schoenfuss, H L ^a   Levitt, J T ^b   Rai, R ^a   Julius, M L ^a   Martinovic, D ^c  

^a ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Natural Resources   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIVER WATER;

CYPRINID; EFFLUENT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MOTILITY; REPRODUCTION; RIVER WATER; SPERM; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; EFFLUENT; GOLDFISH; NONHUMAN; OSMOLALITY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TELEOST; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALS; GOLDFISH; MALE; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; RIVERS; SPERM MOTILITY; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

MINNESOTA; MISSISSIPPI RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; SAINT PAUL; UNITED STATES;

CARASSIUS AURATUS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 63249097482     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-008-9219-1     Document Type: Article

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