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Endocrine Disruption in the Scheldt estuary:
distribution, exposure and effects
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ED North Database
Dicofol (Kelthane)
Study details
Groupbird
OrganismFalco sparverius (American kestrel)
Tissue
Age
InVivoIn vivo
LabLaboratory
Flow
Duration2 generations
RouteOral
Temperature
Concentration5 and 20 mg/kg
Notes
Described effects
suspected endocrine effect
Egg shell thinning
Effect on estrogen: Feminization of male embryos
Literature references
Maclellan, K.N.M., Bird, D.M., Fry, D.M., Cowles, J.L.(1996). Reproductive and morphological effects of o,p'-dicofol on two generations of captive American kestrels.Arch. Environ. Cont. Toxicol., 30: 364-372
Data compiled by the Research Group Environmental Toxicology, Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology and Aquatic Ecology, Ghent University, Belgium.
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