Assessment of risk of PCDD/Fs and dioxin-like PCBs in marine and freshwater fish in Pearl River Delta, China

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 63, Issue 5-12, 2011, Pages 166-171

  Wei, X ^a   Leung, K S ^a   Wong, M H ^a   Giesy, J ^b   Cai, Z W ^a   Wong, Chris K C ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fish; Leydig cells; Ovarian cells; Polychlorinated dibenzo p dioxins; Polychlorinated dibenzofurans

Indexed keywords

2 , 3 , 7 , 8-TCDD; CHEMICAL POLLUTANTS; COASTAL POPULATION; CYTOCHROME P450; DIOXIN-LIKE PCBS; DIOXIN-LIKE POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICANTS; FISH CONSUMPTION; FISH SPECIES; FRESHWATER FISHES; HUMAN HEALTH; INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES; INHIBITORY EFFECT; LEYDIG CELLS; LOCAL MARKETS; OVARIAN CELLS; PCDD/FS; PEARL RIVER DELTA; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS; POTENTIAL EFFECTS; SIDE-CHAINS; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEINS; WATER SYSTEM; WET WEIGHT;

ENZYMES; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLLUTION DETECTION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

FISH;

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); DIOXIN; ESTROGEN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN; PROGESTERONE; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN; TESTOSTERONE;

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIOXIN; FISH; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; INHIBITION; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PARAMETERIZATION; PCB; PCDD; PCDF; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CHINA; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRESHWATER FISH; HEALTH HAZARD; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MARINE FISH; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARY CELL; PROGESTERONE SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; CHINA; DIOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FISHES; FRESH WATER; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; MICE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAFOOD; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

MARTES PENNANTI; MURINAE;

EID: 79960341744     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.02.025     Document Type: Article

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