Occurrence and degree of intersex (testis-ova) in darters (Etheostoma SPP.) across an urban gradient in the Grand River, Ontario, Canada

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1981-1991

  Tanna, Rajiv N ^a   Tetreault, Gerald R ^a,b   Bennett, Charles J ^b   Smith, Brendan M ^b   Bragg, Leslie M ^a   Oakes, Ken D ^a   Mcmaster, Mark E ^b   Servos, Mark R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquatic toxicology; Ecotoxicology; Estrogenic compounds; Reproductive toxicity; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY; ECO-TOXICOLOGY; ESTROGENIC COMPOUNDS; LIVER SOMATIC INDICES; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITIES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; YEAST ESTROGEN SCREEN;

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); EFFLUENTS; FISH; OUTFALLS; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

RIVERS;

ESTROGEN;

DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EFFLUENT; ENERGY USE; FISH; INTERSEX; PERCID; TOXICOLOGY; URBAN AREA; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; ETHEOSTOMA; FEMALE; FISH; GONAD; INCIDENCE; LIVER; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEX DIFFERENTIATION DISORDER; TESTIS; URBAN AREA; WASTE WATER; YEAST;

AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ESTROGENIC COMPOUNDS; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; WASTEWATER;

ANIMALS; DISORDERS OF SEX DEVELOPMENT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FISH DISEASES; FISHES; MALE; ONTARIO; OVUM; PERCHES; RIVERS; TESTIS; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CANADA; GRAND RIVER [ONTARIO]; ONTARIO [CANADA];

ANHINGIDAE; ETHEOSTOMA; ETHEOSTOMA CAERULEUM;

EID: 84881028303     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.2262     Document Type: Article

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