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Feminisation of fish

Colophon

Title
Feminisation of fish

Subtitle
The effect of estrogenic compounds and their fate in sewage treatment plants and nature

Author
Christiansen, Lisette Bachmann; Winther-Nielsen, Magrethe; Helweg, Christian

Publisher
221 Danish Environmental Protection Agency

Responsible institution
University of Southern Denmark; DHI - Water & Environment

Ansvarlig institution
Syddansk Universitet; DHI - Vand & Miljø

Copyright
Ministry of Environment. Danish Environmental Protection Agency

Series and number
Environmental Project no. 729, 2002

Serietitel og nummer:
Miljøprojekt nr. 729, 2002

Emneord
dan: østrogenlignende stoffer; hormoner; spildevand; fisk

Keywords
Eng: endocrine disrupters; hormones; sewage; fish

Abstract
eng: The report gives an overview of existing knowledge on endochrine disrupting chemicals in the aquatic environment. The report concludes that natural hormones and synthetic hormones used in contraceptives is the most likely explanation on feminisation in fish. The hormones are excreted with domestic sewage by women. Other chemicals with endochrine disrupting potential are not considered to play a significant role.

Resumé
dan: Rapporten giver et overblik over den eksisterende viden om hormonforstyrrende stoffer i vandmiljøet. Rapporten konkluderer, at det efter al sandsynlighed er de naturlige kvindelige hormoner og kunstige hormoner fra p-piller, der er årsag til kønsforstyrrelser hos fisk. Hormonerne udskilles med urin, og udledes i spildevandet. Påvirkning fra andre hormonforstyrrende kemikalier spiller sandsynligvis ikke en markant rolle.

Language
eng

ISBN - electronic
87-7972-305-5

Price - electronic

URL
http://www.mst.dk

Alternative URL

Version
1.0

Version date
2002.11-04

Format
htm; gif; pdf

Inventory
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ISSN - print
0900-6788

Publication standard no.
1.0