Journal article
Detailed Endocrine Assessments of Wild Fish in the Northern River Basins, Alberta, in Comparison to EEM Monitored Endpoints
Abstract
Abstract
During the Northern River Basins Study (NRBS), several issues were highlighted regarding the health of resident fish populations. Based on a basin-wide study of gonad morphology and circulating sex steroid levels, there was preliminary evidence of potential endocrine disruption in fish within the basins. The main concern with this was the potential loss of reproductive capability and possible declining populations. …
Authors
McMaster ME; Hewitt LM; Tetreault GR; Janoscik T; Boyko C; Peters L; Parrott JL; Van Der Kraak GJ; Portt CB; Kroll KJ
Journal
Water Quality Research Journal, Vol. 40, No. 3, pp. 299–314
Publisher
IWA Publishing
Publication Date
August 1, 2005
DOI
10.2166/wqrj.2005.035
ISSN
1201-3080