An integrated assessment of estrogenic contamination and feminization risk in fish in Taihu Lake, China

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 84, Issue , 2012, Pages 334-340

  Yan, Zhenhua ^a   Lu, Guanghua ^a   Liu, Jianchao ^a   Jin, Shaoge ^a  

^a HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Exogenous estrogen; Feminization; Goldfish; Taihu Lake

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; VITELLOGENIN;

BIOMARKER; BIOMONITORING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CYPRINID; DNA; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; FEMINIZATION; INTEGRATED APPROACH; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DNA DAMAGE; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMINIZATION; GOLDFISH; GONAD; LAKE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHINA; DNA DAMAGE; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ESTROGENS; FEMINIZATION; GOLDFISH; GONADS; LAKES; MALE; VITELLOGENINS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CHINA; TAIHU LAKE;

CARASSIUS AURATUS;

EID: 84865609227     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2012.08.010     Document Type: Article

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