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Endocrine Disruption in the Scheldt estuary:
distribution, exposure and effects
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Hexachlorobenzene
Study details
Groupmammalian
OrganismPig, male
Tissue
Age
InVivoIn vivo
LabLaboratory
Flow
Duration90 days
Route
Temperature
Concentration50 mg/kg body weight/day
Notes
Described effects
suspected endocrine effect
Histopathology of testes leading to retarded maturation
Literature references
Toppari,J., Larsen, J.C., Christiansen, P., Giwercman, A., Grandjean, P., Guillette, L.J., Jr., Jégou, B., Jensen, T.K., et al.(1995). Male reproductive health and environmental chemicals with estrogenic effects.Miljoprojekt nr. 290, Report of the Ministry of Environmental and Energy, Danish Environmental Protection Agency, Kobenhavn, Denmark, 166p
Data compiled by the Research Group Environmental Toxicology, Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology and Aquatic Ecology, Ghent University, Belgium.
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