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Assessment of Endocrine Disruption in Fish and Estrogenic Potency of Waters in Georgia
Assessment of Endocrine Disruption in Fish and Estrogenic Potency of Waters in Georgia
| dc.contributor.author | Kellock, Kristen A. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Bringolf, Robert B. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.corporatename | Daniel B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources | en_US |
| dc.contributor.editor | Carroll, G. Denise | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-01-30T21:20:31Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-01-30T21:20:31Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-04 | |
| dc.description | Proceedings of the 2011 Georgia Water Resources Conference, April 11, 12, and 13, 2011, Athens, Georgia. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Recent reports of intersex fish (males with oocytes in their testicular tissue) in water bodies around the world have stimulated widespread concern about the effects that chemicals are having in the environment. Intersex fish have decreased sperm production, decreased sperm motility and decreased fertilization success compared to histologically ‘normal’ male fish. Estrogens and estrogen-like chemicals in the environment are known to induce intersex and other forms of endocrine disruption in fish. To date, a systematic evaluation of the severity and extent of intersex fish has not been completed in Georgia. Therefore, our objectives are (1) assess intersex condition in black bass collected from rivers and lakes across Georgia, and (2) determine spatial and temporal trends in estrogenic potency (a measure of the estrogens and estrogen-like substances) of surface waters. Study sites include the Oconee River and its major tributaries, the Ocmulgee River, the Savannah River and the Broad River as a reference (no major wastewater effluent discharges). Fish and water samples were collected upstream and downstream of municipal wastewater effluent discharges in each river (except Broad River). Fish were also sampled from lakes across Georgia with no major wastewater inputs to determine a natural ‘background’ rate of intersex in fish from relatively unpolluted water bodies. Gonads from all fish were examined histologically the intersex condition and incidence rates were compared among sites. We hypothesize that incidence of intersex fish will be associated with estrogens in surface waters. Potency of estrogens in surface waters will be determined by use of an in vitro yeast-based reporter gene assay. This study will provide the first investigation of intersex fish in many of Georgia’s rivers and lakes and will be the first to investigate the estrogenic potency of surface waters across the state. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Sponsored by: Georgia Environmental Protection Division U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Water Science Center U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Water Resources Institute The University of Georgia, Water Resources Faculty | en_US |
| dc.description.statementofresponsibility | This book was published by Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602-2152. The views and statements advanced in this publication are solely those of the authors and do not represent official views or policies of The University of Georgia, the U.S. Geological Survey, the Georgia Water Research Institute as authorized by the Water Research Institutes Authorization Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-307) or the other conference sponsors. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 0-9794100-2-9 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1853/46041 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Georgia Institute of Technology | en_US |
| dc.publisher.original | Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, The University of Georgia | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | GWRI2011. Environmental Protection | en_US |
| dc.subject | Water resources management | en_US |
| dc.subject | Intersex fish | en_US |
| dc.subject | Estrogens in surface waters | en_US |
| dc.subject | Endocrine disruption in fish | en_US |
| dc.title | Assessment of Endocrine Disruption in Fish and Estrogenic Potency of Waters in Georgia | en_US |
| dc.type | Text | |
| dc.type.genre | Proceedings | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| local.contributor.corporatename | Georgia Water Resources Institute | |
| local.contributor.corporatename | School of Civil and Environmental Engineering | |
| local.contributor.corporatename | College of Engineering | |
| local.relation.ispartofseries | Georgia Water Resources Conference | |
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