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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
bred01_eng.htm; bred02_eng.htm; bred03_eng.htm; bred04_eng.htm; bred05_eng.htm;
bred06_eng.htm; bred07_eng.htm; bred08_eng.htm; default_eng.htm; forord_eng.htm;
helepubl_eng.htm; indhold_eng.htm; kap01_eng.htm; kap02_eng.htm; kap03_eng.htm;
kap04_eng.htm; kap05_eng.htm; kap06_eng.htm; kap07_eng.htm; kap08_eng.htm; kap09_eng.htm;
kap10_eng.htm; kap11_eng.htm; kap12_eng.htm; kap13_eng.htm; kap14_eng.htm; kap15_eng.htm;
kap16_eng.htm; kap17_eng.htm; kap18_eng.htm; kolofon_eng.htm; udskriv.htm;
udskriv_eng.htm; 01.gif; 02.gif; getacro.gif
ISSN - print
0900-6788
Publication standard no.
1.0
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