Levels and effects of persistent organic pollutants in arctic animals

GW Gabrielsen - Arctic alpine ecosystems and people in a changing …, 2007 - Springer
20.13 Conclusion The levels of POPs in the arctic environment are generally lower than
found in more temperate regions. The present article shows that, while the levels of some …

The chick embryo: an animal model for detection of the effects of hormonal compounds

S Biau, S Bayle, P de Santa Barbara, B Roig - Analytical and bioanalytical …, 2007 - Springer
Hormonal compounds are a class of pharmaceutical product that disrupt the endocrine
system of animals and humans. Exposure to these molecules, even at low concentrations …

Risk assessment of great horned owls (Bubo virginianus) exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls and DDT along the Kalamazoo River, Michigan, USA

KD Strause, MJ Zwiernik, SH Im… - … and Chemistry: An …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The great horned owl (GHO; Bubo virginianus) was used in a multiple lines of evidence
study of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and p, p′‐dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane …

Reproductive success of passerines exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls through the terrestrial food web of the Kalamazoo River

AM Neigh, MJ Zwiernik, CA Joldersma… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2007 - Elsevier
The eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) and the house wren (Troglodytes aedon) were identified
as ecological receptors of concern due to exposure and potential effects stemming from …

QSRR study for gas and liquid chromatographic retention indices of polyhalogenated biphenyls using two 2D descriptors

C Lu, AF Jalbout, L Adamowicz, Y Wang, C Yin - Chromatographia, 2007 - Springer
Gas chromatographic and liquid chromatographic retention indices of polyhalogenated
biphenyl compounds are successfully modeled by using two 2D descriptors of recently …

Potential microbial and chemical hazards to waterbirds at the Western Treatment Plant

AJ Hamilton - Ecological Management & Restoration, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Summary The Western Treatment Plant, a major sewage treatment plant west of Melbourne,
Australia, is widely regarded as a significant conservation site for waterbirds. But …

Non-pesticide endocrine disrupters and reproductive health

S Corsolini - Reproductive Health and the Environment, 2007 - Springer
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) include several groups of chemicals with similar
structures and physical-chemical properties that elicit similar toxic effects. They have been …

What Can We Do About Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals?

JW Thornton - Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals: From Basic Research …, 2007 - Springer
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals are widely distributed in the environment and have the
potential to cause large-scale damage to the health of humans and other species. Here I …

Dietary psyllium protects immature rats from estrogenic activity of Bisphenol A

M Suzuki, K Tsuji - Food science and technology research, 2007 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Colerangle; Yamasaki). In recent years,“endocrine disruptors (EDs)” have been Previous
studies on EDs have mainly focused on the the focus of international attention. They may …

The Global Hepatic Transcriptional Response of Male Fisher Rats to Dietary Aroclor 1254 Exposure

TM Basford - 2007 - scholarworks.wmich.edu
Dietary intake is a primary route for biomagnification of environmentally persistent
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) within humans and animals. Aroclor 1254, a mixture of …