Excessively used pesticides in agricultural areas are spilled into aquatic environments,
wherein they are suspended or sedimented. Owing to climate change, herbicides are the …

In arid regions of the southwestern United States, municipal wastewater treatment plants
commonly discharge treated effluent directly into streams that would otherwise be dry most …

A wide range of health effects in fish have been reported for exposure to wastewater
treatment work (WwTW) effluents including feminized responses in males. Most of these …

Natural and synthetic progestins in receiving streams can disrupt the normal endocrine
systems of fish. Norethindrone (NET) is a widely used synthetic progestin that often appears …

Endogenous progestogens are important regulators of vertebrate reproduction. Synthetic
progestins are components of human contraceptive and hormone replacement …

Increased need for water and projected declines in precipitation due to climate change
could leave waterways increasingly dominated by wastewater effluent. Understanding how …

The influence of salinity on toxicity outcomes has been demonstrated for various
contaminants, but has received limited attention for endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) …

Intersex, or the presence of oocytes in the testes, has been documented in fish following
exposure to wastewater effluent and estrogenic compounds. However, the molecular …

Synthetic progesterones and estrogens are broadly used bioactive pharmaceutical agents
and have been detected in aquatic environments. In the present study, we investigated the …

A modified tier 1 Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP) 21‐d fish short‐term
reproduction assay (FSTRA) was used to evaluate the effects of sediment exposure from …