News tagged with intersex fish

Widespread occurrence of intersex bass found in US Rivers

Intersex in smallmouth and largemouth basses is widespread in numerous river basins throughout the United States is the major finding of the most comprehensive and large-scale evaluation of the condition, ...

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Pair call for public discourse on treating wastewater contaminated with birth control pill chemicals

(Phys.org) -- As people go about their daily lives, it’s easy to overlook the impact their lifestyle has on the environment. Resources are used and as a result of their use, certain elements are placed ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 24, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Potomac tops conservation group's list of endangered rivers

The Potomac River is much healthier today than it was 40 years ago, when its chemical-laced, sewage-laden waters helped inspire the 1972 Clean Water Act. But the Washington waterway still has a long way to go, as suggested ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New book examines health and environmental impacts of common (and not-so-common) chemicals

Chemicals pervade our lives. While the benefits to society from the development of these chemicals have been impressive, enabling safer, more efficient and more convenient consumer products and life-saving ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 09, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Research proves 'gender-bending' chemicals affect reproduction

New research has provided the first evidence that 'gender bending' chemicals which find their way from human products into rivers and oceans can have a significant impact on the ability of fish to breed in UK Rivers.

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 26, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Gender-bending fish problem in Colorado creek mitigated by treatment plant upgrade

Male fish are taking longer to be "feminized" by chemical contaminants that act as hormone disrupters in Colorado's Boulder Creek following the upgrade of a wastewater treatment plant in Boulder in 2008, according ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 21, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Commonly used atrazine herbicide adversely affects fish reproduction

Atrazine, one of the most commonly used herbicides in the world, has been shown to affect reproduction of fish, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) study.

Biology / Ecology

created May 19, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Ovaries must suppress their inner male

For an ovary to remain an ovary, the female organ has to continuously suppress its inner capacity to become male. That's the conclusion of a study in the December 11th issue of the journal Cell revealing that t ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Estrogen linked to lowered immunity in fish

Exposure to estrogen reduces production of immune-related proteins in fish. This suggests that certain compounds, known as endocrine disruptors, may make fish more susceptible to disease.

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created Jun 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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