For over 70 years, scientists have reported that certain synthetic and natural compounds
could mimic natural hormones in the endocrine systems of animals. These substances are …

Recognising the scientific and regulatory need for testing relatively hydrophobic or 'difficult
substances', the OECD currently recommends that selected organic solvents may be used in …

When looking for a book on fish toxicology, you might find one that discusses the
biochemical and molecular aspects, or one that focuses aquatic toxicology in general. You …

Zebrafish (Danio rerio) were exposed for 3 weeks to low concentrations of estradiol
including environmentally relevant concentrations (5, 25 and 100ng/l), encompassing either …

Triclosan (2, 4, 4′-trichloro-2′-hydroxydiphenyl ether) is widely used as antibacterial
agent in various industrial products, such as textile goods, soap, shampoo, liquid toothpaste …

It is now well established that there is a diverse array of chemicals discharged into the
environment that can mimic or antagonise the action of hormones. These endocrine …

Due to the time and expense associated with full life‐cycle testing, most current toxicity tests
with fish do not explicitly consider reproductive output as an endpoint but, rather, focus on …

The effects of suspected endocrine disrupting chemicals on freshwater and marine
prosobranch species were analysed in laboratory experiments. In this first publication, the …

Experiments were conducted to assess the in vivo potency of binary mixtures of estrogenic
chemicals using plasma vitellogenin (VTG) concentrations in juvenile rainbow trout …

It has been recognized that ecological risk assessment based on traditional endpoints of
toxicity are unable to provide adequate protection because some chemicals may affect …