A histology-based fish health assessment of the tigerfish, Hydrocynus vittatus from a DDT-affected area

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 36, Issue 14-15, 2011, Pages 895-904

  McHugh, K J ^a   Smit, N J ^b   Van Vuren, J H J ^a   Van Dyk, J C ^a   Bervoets, L ^c   Covaci, A ^c   Wepener, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

DDT; Fish health assessment; Histology; Hydrocynus vittatus; Jozini Dam; Pongolapoort Dam

Indexed keywords

ANTI-ANDROGENIC; BIOMAGNIFICATION; DDT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS; FLOOD PLAINS; FOOD SOURCES; FRESHWATER FISHES; HEALTH ASSESSMENTS; HEALTH STATUS; HISTOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; HYDROCYNUS VITTATUS; INDEX VALUES; JOZINI DAM; LIVER TISSUE; PONGOLAPOORT DAM; SOUTH AFRICA; VECTOR CONTROLS;

DAMS; FISH; HEALTH; HISTOLOGY; MALARIA CONTROL; RATING; RIVER CONTROL; TISSUE;

HEALTH RISKS;

ANDROGEN; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; DAM; DDT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FISH; FLOODPLAIN; HISTOLOGY; LIPID; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

KWAZULU-NATAL; PONGOLA RIVER; PONGOLAPOORT DAM; SOUTH AFRICA;

CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); HALIAEETUS; HYDROCYNUS VITTATUS;

EID: 80054087407     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2011.07.077     Document Type: Article

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