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Endocrine Disruption in the Scheldt estuary:
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Zinc
Physicochemical properties
Chemical name NLZink
Chemical name ENZinc
CAS no7440-66-6
UN-
Chemical formulaZn
Molecular weight65,38
Boiling point908°C
Melting point419,5°C
Density7,14 at 25°C
Vapour pressure1,3 mbar at478°C
Solubility-
LogKow-
PhaseSolid
Notes
Persistenceyes
Degradation
Accumulation
Endocrien effect studies
Organism group Effect 
mammaliansuspected endocrine effect
Increase in counts of total and viable sperm and percentage and count of motile and progressively motile sperm		 Show study
mammaliansuspected endocrine effect
Increase in prostate secretory function		 Show study
mammaliansuspected endocrine effect
Decreased percentage of pathologic sperm		 Show study
mammaliansuspected endocrine effect
Positive correlation between placental Zn concentration and birth weight		 Show study
yeastsuspected no endocrine effect
No effect on estradiol-mediated transcriptional activity		 Show study
yeastsuspected no endocrine effect
No effect on estradiol-mediated transcriptional activity		 Show study
Data compiled by the Research Group Environmental Toxicology, Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology and Aquatic Ecology, Ghent University, Belgium.
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