Endocrine disruption of wild fish, primarily resulting in the feminization of males, has been
reported in English river sites for several decades. Estrogenic activity emanating from …

Globally, feminization responses in wild male freshwater fish are caused by exposure to
estrogenic chemicals, including natural and synthetic estrogens, contained in effluents from …

Surveys of UK rivers have shown a high incidence of sexual disruption in populations of wild
roach (Rutilus rutilus) living downstream from wastewater treatment works (WwTW), and the …

A number of chemicals present in the environment have been shown to mimic or antagonize
the actions of steroid hormones, an issue often described as “endocrine …

Among the chemicals found in the aquatic environment, some have been reported to interact
with the endocrine system of organisms and have been identified as endocrine disrupting …

Our story on the feminization of wild roach (Rutilus rutilus) populations in English Rivers is a
product of many years of research in collaboration with various colleagues. Over the past 20 …

Oestrogenic wastewater treatment works (WwTW) effluents discharged into UK rivers have
been shown to affect sexual development, including inducing intersex, in wild roach (Rutilus …

Alterations in development and reproduction as a consequence of exposure to endocrine-
disrupting chemicals (EDCs) have been demonstrated in many wildlife species. Animals …

Feminized responses are widespread in wild populations of roach, Rutilus rutilus, living in
UK rivers, and some of these responses have been shown to arise as a consequence of …

Feminization of the male roach, Rutilus rutilus, a freshwater, group-spawning fish, is
widespread in English rivers; among the causative agents are natural and synthetic steroidal …