Research and analysis

Causes and consequences of feminisation of male fish in English rivers

Scientific peer-review of weight of evidence for oestrogenic endocrine disruption in the UK freshwater environment.

Published 1 July 2004

From:: Environment Agency

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Causes and Consequences of Feminisation of Male Fish in English Rivers

Ref: ISBN 1844322998, LIT 1863 PDF, 215KB, 41 pages

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This is a peer-reviewed review of the weight of evidence on oestrogenic endocrine disruption in male fish. The review covers the key components of risk assessment for steroid oestrogens and their bioloigical effects.