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Endocrine Disruption in the Scheldt estuary:
distribution, exposure and effects
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Nonylphenol
Study details
Groupfish
OrganismFundulus heteroclitus (Killifish)
Tissue
AgeFour-cell stage embryo
InVivoIn vivo
LabLaboratory
FlowSemi-static
Duration10 days
RouteWater
Temperature20蚓
Concentration10-100 然
Notes
Described effects
suspected endocrine effect
10 然: sublethal embryonal and larval developmental abnormalities
suspected endocrine effect
10 然: decreased hatching succes
suspected endocrine effect
25 然: lethal developmental abnormalities (no survival to hatching age)
suspected no endocrine effect
50-100 然: acute lethal
Literature references
Kelly, S.A., Di Giulio, R.T.(2000). Developmental toxicity of estrogenic alkylphenols in killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus).Environ. Toxicol. Chem., 19: 2564-2570
Data compiled by the Research Group Environmental Toxicology, Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology and Aquatic Ecology, Ghent University, Belgium.
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