Reproductive health indicators of fishes from Pennsylvania watersheds: association with chemicals of emerging concern

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 186, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 6471-6491

  Blazer, V S ^a   Iwanowicz, D D ^a   Walsh, H L ^a   Sperry, A J ^a   Iwanowicz, L R ^a   Alvarez, D A ^b   Brightbill, R A ^c   Smith, G ^d   Foreman, W T ^c   Manning, R ^e  

^a LEETOWN SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Jackson Field Research Station   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission   (United States)

^e Rachel Carson State Office Building   (United States)

Author keywords

Plasma vitellogenin; Reproductive endocrine disruption; Smallmouth bass; Testicular oocytes; White sucker

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FISH; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); LAND USE; NOBELIUM; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION; PLASMA VITELLOGENIN; SMALLMOUTH BASS; TESTICULAR OOCYTES; WHITE SUCKER;

RIVERS;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRONE; VITELLOGENIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOMARKER; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FISH; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT; WATERSHED;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATOSTOMUS COMMERSONII; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FISH; MALE; MICROPTERUS; MICROPTERUS DOLOMIEU; MOXOSTOMA; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SPECIES COMPARISON; UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SAMPLING; WATERSHED; AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; RIVER; SEASON; WATER POLLUTANT;

PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

CATOSTOMUS COMMERSONI; CATOSTOMUS COMMERSONII; MICROPTERUS DOLOMIEU; MOXOSTOMA; PISCES;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; MALE; PENNSYLVANIA; REPRODUCTION; RIVERS; SEASONS; VITELLOGENINS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84921652640     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-014-3868-5     Document Type: Article

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