Effects of endocrine disruptors in aquatic mammals

In the last few decades, various studies have shown that aquatic mammals are sensitive to the toxicological effects of certain xenobiotic compounds, including the large class of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs). Since some EDCs, particularly organochlorines, tend to bioaccumulate and biomagnify...

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Published in:Pure and Applied Chemistry
Main Authors: FOSSI, MARIA CRISTINA, MARSILI, LETIZIA
Other Authors: Fossi, MARIA CRISTINA, Marsili, Letizia
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2003
Subjects:
DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS
ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE-RESIDUES
POLYCHLORINATED-BIPHENYLS PCBS
WHALES BALAENOPTERA-PHYSALUS
MIXED-FUNCTION OXIDASE
BEARS URSUS-MARITIMUS
OTTERS LUTRA-LUTRA
MINK MUSTELA-VISON
MARINE MAMMALS
POLAR BEARS
Balaenoptera physalus
Ursus maritimus
Lutra lutra
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11365/7973
https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200375112235
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Summary:In the last few decades, various studies have shown that aquatic mammals are sensitive to the toxicological effects of certain xenobiotic compounds, including the large class of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs). Since some EDCs, particularly organochlorines, tend to bioaccumulate and biomagnify in the aquatic food chain, various aquatic mammals, particularly those high in the food chain, such as pinnipeds, odontocete cetaceans, and polar bears, are potentially "at risk". The main aim of this chapter is to define the state of the art on effects of endocrine disruptors in aquatic mammals, both freshwater and marine. Another aim is to formulate recommendations for future research in this field and finally to define what can be done internationally for hazard/risk assessment and communication of the findings.

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