1. Sponsor Organization: NERC, E.A. (U.K.)

2. Project Title: 1) Investigation of wild populations of fish to determine evidence of endocrine disruption 2) Effects of endocrine disruptors on early life stages of fish 3) Effects of sewage effluents on sex differentiation

3. Project Focus:

• Project Primary Focus: Ecological Effects
• Project Secondary Focus: Exposure Assessment

4. Description:

5. References:

6. Inventory Category:

• Primary: Measure
• Secondary: Methods

7. Inventory Subcategory:

• Primary: multidisciplinary research
• Secondary:
  • Hazard Identification
  • Biomakers
  • Mixtures
  • Exposure Determination
  • Sentinel Species

8. Keywords for Experimental System/Species:

• Species:
  • Invertebrates
  • Fish
  • Roach(Rutilus Rutilus)
• Study Type:
  • In Vitro
  • In Vivo
  • Field Study
  • Laboratory Study
  • Epidemiology
• Fate and Transport:

9. Keywords for Experimental Endpoints:

• Health Effect:
  • Reproductive
• Hormonal Measures:
  • Pituitary Hormones
  • Sex Steroids
  • Vitellogenin
• Level Of Study:
  • Histopathology
  • Physiology
  • Population Dynamics
  • Epidemiology
• Chemistry Metabolism:
• Life Stage:
  • Female
  • Male
  • Embryo
  • Infant
  • Puberty
  • Adult
  • Multigeneration
• Risk Assessment:
  • Biologically Based-Dose Response
  • Susceptible Subpopulations

10. Chemical Agents:

• Alkylphenols
• Anti Estrogens Or Estrogens
• Phthalates

11. Performing Institution:

12. Contact:

Institution: Brunel University
Division: Dept. Biology
Given Name: Susan
Name: Jobling
Title: Dr.
Form: Mrs
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City: Uxbridge, Middlesex
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Country: United kingdom

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