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10022275

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rdf:type
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-2-25
pubmed:abstractText
There is now unequivocal evidence that a wide variety of chemicals capable of disrupting the endocrine system are present in the aquatic environment. These range from natural (e.g. 17beta-oestradiol) and synthetic (e.g. ethinyl oestradiol) oestrogens through to industrial chemicals that can mimic endogenous hormones (e.g. nonylphenol, some pesticides). Relatively little is known about the fate and behaviour of these chemicals in the aquatic environment, and hence it is unclear which organisms are exposed to the chemicals, and to what degree. This makes predicting possible effects difficult. Nevertheless, enough examples, such as the masculinisation of female molluscs exposed to the anti-fouling agent TBT (tributyltin), and the feminisation of male fish exposed to oestrogenic chemicals in effluent from sewage-treatment works, are documented to demonstrate that adverse affects are occurring. The challenge now is to assess how wide-ranging these adverse effects are, to determine their severity at the population level, and to gauge how serious an issue endocrine disruption is compared to other factors (such as habitat loss) which are also adversely impacting aquatic organisms.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0378-4274
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
28
pubmed:volume
102-103
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
337-42
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Xenoendorine disrupters--environmental impacts.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biology and Biochemistry, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UK. john.sumpter@brunel.ac.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't