The effects of final treated effluent and in-mill waste streams from a Canadian thermomechanical pulp and paper mill on mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus) reproduction

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 333-344

  Bosker, Thijs ^a   Hewitt, L Mark ^b   Munkittrick, Kelly R ^a   Melvin, Steven D ^a   MacLatchy, Deborah L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endocrine disruption; Fundulus heteroclitus; Investigation of cause; Reproduction; Thermomechanical pulp mill; Type II error

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; CELL PROLIFERATION; FISH; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; THERMOMECHANICAL PULP; THERMOMECHANICAL PULPING PROCESS; WASTE TREATMENT;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION; FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS; INVESTIGATION OF CAUSE; REPRODUCTION; TYPE II ERROR;

EFFLUENTS;

CYPRINID; EGG DEVELOPMENT; EGG PRODUCTION; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ERROR ANALYSIS; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; REPRODUCTION; STEROID; TOXICITY TEST;

CANADA; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; HYDRAULICS; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; RIVERS; THERMOMECHANICAL PULPING; TOXICITY;

ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; CANADA; NEW BRUNSWICK; SAINT JOHN [NEW BRUNSWICK];

FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS;

EID: 77950319431     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.2009.034     Document Type: Article

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