Health & Chemicals
Strategic Programs on Environmental Endocrine Disruptors '98 (SPEED '98) - Table-2
Table-2: The report concerning the influences on wildlife
| Wildlife | Place | Influences | Probable causative substances | Researchers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| shellfish | reishia | seashores in Japan | virilescence, population decline | organotin components | Horiguchi et al. (1994) |
| fish | rainbow trout | rivers in the United Kingdom | virilescence, population decline | nonylphenol *not confirmed |
Sumpter et al. (1985) |
| roach (a kind of carp) |
rivers in the United Kingdom | hermaphroditism | nonylphenol *not confirmed |
Purdom et al. (1994) | |
| salmon | Great Lakes in the United States | thyroid hyperplasia, population decline | unknown | Leatherland (1992) | |
| reptiles | crocodile | lakes in Florida State in the United States | male penis atrophy, decrease of hatchability of ovum, population decline | organochlorine agricultural chemicals such as DDT discharged into lakes | Guillette et al (1994) |
| birds | seagull | Great Lakes in the United States | virilescence, thyroid tumors | DDT, PCB *not confirmed | Fry et al (1987) Moccia et al (1986) |
| American noddy | Lake Michigan in the United States | decrease of hatchability of ovum | DDT, PCB *not confirmed | Kubiak (1989) | |
| mammals | seal | Holland | population decline, decrease of immune function | PCB | Reijinders (1986) |
| white dolphin | Canada | population decline, decrease of immune function | PCB | De Guise et al. (1995) | |
| puma | the United States | undescended testis, decrease of sperm counts | unknown | Facemire et al. (1995) | |
| sheep | Australia (1940s) | frequent occurrence of stillbirth, occurrence of malformation | plant estrogen (originated from clover) | Bennetts (1946) | |
Cf. Quoted works are based on "the interim reports by the workshop concerning exogenous endocrine-disrupting chemicals issues."