Journal article
Exposure to bleached kraft pulp mill effluent disrupts the pituitary-gonadal axis of white sucker at multiple sites
Abstract
Our recent studies have demonstrated reproductive problems in white sucker (Catostomus commersoni) exposed to bleached kraft pulp mill effluent (BKME) at Jackfish Bay on Lake Superior. These fish exhibit delayed sexual maturity, reduced gonadal size, reduced secondary sexual characteristics, and circulating steroid levels depressed relative to those of reference populations. The present studies were designed to evaluate sites in the …
Authors
Van Der Kraak GJ; Munkittrick KR; McMaster ME; Portt CB; Chang JP
Journal
Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, Vol. 115, No. 2, pp. 224–233
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
8 1992
DOI
10.1016/0041-008x(92)90327-o
ISSN
0041-008X