Detection of reproductive impacts of effluents from pulp and paper mills: Shifts in issues and potential causes

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 729-731

  Munkittrick, Kelly R ^a   Mcmaster, Mark E ^b   Servos, Mark R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; DIOXIN; FURAN DERIVATIVE; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; MIXED FUNCTION OXIDASE; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; CHLORINE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISH; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; HEALTH IMPACT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION POLICY; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; FISH; NONHUMAN; PAPER INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULP MILL; REPRODUCTION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FISHES; PAPER; REPRODUCTION; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CANADA; JACKFISH BAY; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 84875481835     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.2143     Document Type: Article

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