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9949880

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-2-23
pubmed:abstractText
This review describes the research that has been carried out into estrogenic effects occurring in aquatic environments, both freshwater and marine, and the substances found to be responsible. In summary, estrogenic (and probably some anti-androgenic) activity has mainly been detected in a variety of treated sewage and other effluents, but also as a result of certain chemical spills and deliberate applications. This activity has resulted in a number of effects in vertebrate wildlife that can best be described as feminization, although the severity of these effects ranges from biomarkers of exposure such as vitellogenin induction in males through to morphological changes in sex organs and complete sex reversal. The implications of these changes for the future of aquatic wildlife populations have not yet been thoroughly explored. It is unlikely that all the causative substances have yet been discovered, but those which have been positively identified include natural and synthetic estrogenic hormones, natural plant sterols, synthetic alkylphenols, and certain organochlorine substances. The review concludes that there is now a need to investigate the consequences for wildlife populations of exposure to these materials, by means of a variety of field experiments and investigations.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1023-294X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
86
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
319-35
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-4-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects of estrogenic substances in the aquatic environment.
pubmed:affiliation
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Essex, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review