ED North Database | Naphtalene |
Study details | Group | fish | Organism | Platichthys flesus (Flounder) | Tissue | | Age | | InVivo | In vivo | Lab | Field | Flow | | Duration | | Route | Environmental contamination | Temperature | | Concentration | | Notes | Fish collected in United Kingdom estuaries, the North Sea and the Irish Sea; total PAK in liver: 48-365 µg/kg wet weight (predominantly naphtalene and its alkyl derivatives); organochlorines in liver: PCBs (predominantly), dieldrin, alpha and gamma hexachlorocyclohexane, DDT and metabolites |
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Described effects | | Effect on estrogen: Increased plasma VTG levels compared to control site | | Effect on estrogen: Occurrence of ovotestis and intersex | | suspected endocrine effect Increased hepatic EROD activity |
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Literature references | Matthiessen, P., Allen, Y.T., Allchin, C.R., Feist, S.W., Kirby, M.F., Law, R.J., Scott, A.P., Thain, J.E., Thomas, K.V.(1998). Oestrogenic endocrine disruption in flounder (Platichthys flesus L.) from United Kingdom estuarine and marine waters.Sci. Ser., Tech. Rep., CEFAS, Lowestoft, (107), 48pp |
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