Endocrine disruption in western mosquitofish from open and closed aquatic ecosystems polluted by swine farm wastewaters

Endocrine Disruption in Aquatic Invertebrates

A Review of the Evidence for Endocrine Disruption in Canadian Aquatic Ecosystems

Endocrine disrupting substances in the environment and the potential affects they have on wildlife species has recently received increased public attention. This paper provides background information on research that has addressed the endocrine disruption issue in the Canadian aquatic environment as well as information on studies that are presently being conducted within the country to address ...

Metagenomics in Polluted Aquatic Environments

Endocrine disruptors: from endocrine to metabolic disruption.

Synthetic chemicals currently used in a variety of industrial and agricultural applications are leading to widespread contamination of the environment. Even though the intended uses of pesticides, plasticizers, antimicrobials, and flame retardants are beneficial, effects on human health are a global concern. These so-called endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) can disrupt hormonal balance and ...

Hermaphroditism in Laboratory-Cultured Albino Western Mosquitofish.

During routine inspection of a colony of albino western mosquitofish Gambusia affinis, approximately 10 females were discovered to have distended abdominal cavities. Cause for the distention was investigated by examination of tissue sections from four sacrificed individuals, all of which suffered severe ascites. Hermaphroditic gonads were seen in two of the fish.