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Our story on the feminization of wild roach (Rutilus rutilus) populations in English Rivers is a product of many years of research in collaboration with various colleagues. Over the past 20 years, we have shown that male roach are being feminized as a consequence of exposure to effluents from wastewater treatment works (WwTWs). Here we provide a history of wastewater treatment in England to illustrate how the treatment processes in operation today have been developed and to show why many English

First Author: Elliott, John E.; Bishop, Christine A.; Morrissey, Christy
Attributed to:  The significance of antiandrogens in disrupting sexual function in wild fish in UK rivers. funded by NERC

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Bibliographic Information

Type: Book Chapter

Edition: 2011

Book Title: Wildlife Ecotoxicology: Forensic Approaches (2011)

Page Reference: 383-412

ISBN: 978-0-387-89431-7