Evaluation of short-term fish reproductive bioassays for predicting effects of a Canadian bleached kraft mill effluent

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 175-186

  van den Heuvel, Michael R ^a   Martel, Pierre H ^b   Kovacs, Tibor G ^b   Maclatchy, Deborah L ^c,d   van der Kraak, Glen J ^e   Parrott, Joanne L ^f   McMaster, Mark E ^f   O'Connor, Brian I ^b   Melvin, Steven D ^d   Mark Hewitt, L ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^b PAPRICAN   (Canada)

^c WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^f ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Effluent; Egg production; Fish; Pulp and paper; Recovery; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; BLEACHING; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLEANING; EFFLUENTS; FISH; KRAFT PROCESS; LIFE CYCLE; PULP; RECOVERY;

EGG PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS MONITORING; PULP AND PAPER; PULP AND PAPER EFFLUENTS; RAINBOW TROUTS (ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS); RECEPTOR BINDING ASSAYS; REPRODUCTION; THREESPINE STICKLEBACKS;

BIOASSAY;

BIOASSAY; BLEACHING; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CYPRINID; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; EGG PRODUCTION; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; FISH; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BLEACHING; CLEANING; EFFLUENTS; EGGS; FISHES; KRAFT PULPING; PAPER; PRODUCTION; PULPS; RECOVERY; REPRODUCTION; TESTING;

CANADA;

CATOSTOMUS COMMERSONI; DANIO RERIO; FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS; GASTEROSTEUS; GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS; PISCES;

EID: 78751507031     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.2010.021     Document Type: Article

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