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Your Environment. Your Health.

Project Publications: University of Florida: Endocrine-Disrupting Effects of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons on Wildlife

Superfund Research Program

Endocrine-Disrupting Effects of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons on Wildlife

Project Leader: Timothy S. Gross
Grant Number: P42ES007375
Funding Period: 1995 - 2000

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Publications

2002

  • Rotstein DS, Schoeb TR, Davis LM, Glenn TC, Arnold BS, Gross TS. 2002. Detection by microsatellite analysis of early embryonic mortality in an alligator population in Florida. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 38(1):160-165. PMID:11838207

2000

  • Bowman CJ, Kroll KJ, Folmar LC, Heurne MJ, Denslow ND. 2000. Vitellogenin transcriptional activation in sheepshead minnow following acute estrogen exposure in vivo. Toxicol Sci 54:326.
  • Gross TS, Kernaghan NJ, Ruessler DS, Holm SE. 2000. An Evaluation of the Potential Effects of Pulp and Paper Mill Effluents on Freshwater Mussels. In: Proceedings of the International Conference: Pulp and papermill research. Helsinki, Finland.
  • Gross TS, Wiebe JJ, Centonze VE, Centonze L, Schoeb TR, Hosmer AJ. 2000. Effects of Atrazine Treatments of Freshwater Turtle (Trachemys elegans) Eggs: An Evaluation of Endocrine Disruption, Sex Reversal and Developmental Toxicity Effects. In: Proceedings of the 21st Annual meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), November 12-16, 2000. Nashville, TN.
  • Gross TS, Wiebe JJ, Centonze VE, Centonze L, Schoeb TR, Hosmer AJ. 2000. Effects of Atrazine Treatments of Alligator Eggs: An Evaluation of Endocrine Disruption, Sex Reversal and Developmental Toxicity Effects. In: Proceedings of the 21st Annual meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), November 12-16, 2000. Nashville, TN.
  • Gross TS, Wiebe JJ, Wieser CM, Ruessler DS, Aikens K. 2000. An evaluation of methyl mercury as an endocrine disruptor in largemouth bass. In: Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Metal Ions in Biology and Medicine. Puerto Rico.
  • Holm SE, Sepulveda MS, Quinn BP, Delfino JJ, Wieser CM, Denslow ND, Gross TS. 2000. Endocrine Disruption in Largemouth Bass and Exposure to Papermill Effluents: A Reconnaissance Study of the Lower St. Johns River Basin. In: Proceedings of the International Conference: Pulp and papermill research. Helsinki, Finland.
  • Kernaghan NJ, Ruessler DS, Miles CJ, Gross TS. 2000. Bioaccumulation of Methyl Mercury by the Freshwater Mussel, Elliptio buckleyi. In: Proceedings of the 21st Annual meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), November 12-16, 2000. Nashville, TN.
  • Kernaghan NJ, Ruessler DS, Miles CJ, Gross TS. 2000. Bioaccumulation of methyl mercury and endocrine-disrupting effects in the freshwater mussel, Elliptio buckleyi. In: Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Metal Ions in Biology and Medicine. Puerto Rico.
  • Kernaghan NJ, Ruessler DS, Wiebe JJ, Wieser CM, Holm SE, Gross TS. 2000. An Evaluation of the Potential Effects of Papermill Effluents on Freshwater Mussels. In: Proceedings of the 21st Annual meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), November 12-16, 2000. Nashville, TN.
  • McDonald KK, Schmitt CJ, Bartish T, Bunck C, Dethloff GM, Blazer VS, Denslow ND, Gross TS. 2000. Evaluation of Reproductive Biomarkers and Potential Endocrine Disruption for Fish in the Mississippi River Basin. In: Proceedings of the 21st Annual meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), November 12-16, 2000. Nashville, TN.
  • Quinn BP, Delfino JJ, Holm SE, Gross TS. 2000. Quantification of Selected Resin Acids in Paper Mill Effluent and Tissues from Exposed Largemouth Bass. In: Proceedings of the 21st Annual meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), November 12-16, 2000. Nashville, TN.
  • Rotstein DS. 2000. Embryonic Mortality in American Alligators from Lake Apopka Florida. M.S. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
  • Rotstein DS, Wiebe JJ, Richey L, Centonze VE, Centonze L, Schoeb TR, Gross TS. 2000. Effects of Pesticide Treatments of Alligator Eggs: An Evaluation of Endocrine Disruption, Sex Reversal and Developmental Toxicity Effects. In: Proceedings of the 21st Annual meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), November 12-16, 2000. Nashville, TN.
  • Ruessler DS, Kernaghan NJ, Wieser CM, Wiebe JJ, Gross TS. 2000. An Assessment of Potential Contaminant Effects for Freshwater Mussels in the South Florida Ecosystem. In: Proceedings of the 21st Annual meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), November 12-16, 2000. Nashville, TN.
  • Sabo-Attwood TL, Bowman CJ, Denslow ND. 2000. Molecular cloning of estrogen receptor isotypes in largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides. Toxicol Sci 54:263.
  • Sepulveda MS, Ruessler DS, Wiebe JJ, Wieser CM, Holm SE, Gross TS. 2000. Effects of Paper Mill Effluents on Reproductive Success of Florida Largemouth Bass. In: Proceedings of the 21st Annual meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), November 12-16, 2000. Nashville, TN.
  • Sepulveda MS, Wieser CM, Holm SE, Gross TS. 2000. In-vitro Steroidogenesis by Gonadal Tissues from Female Largemouth Bass Exposed to Paper Mill Effluents and Resin Acids. In: Proceedings of the 21st Annual meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), November 12-16, 2000. Nashville, TN.
  • Wiebe JJ, Rotstein DS, Percival HF, Woodward A, Schoeb TR, Gross TS. 2000. Evidence of Developmental Toxicity in the American Alligator from Central Florida Lakes. In: Proceedings of the 21st Annual meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), November 12-16, 2000. Nashville, TN.

1999

  • Denslow ND, Chow MM, Kroll KJ, Green L. 1999. Vitellogenin as a biomarker of exposure to estrogen or estrogen mimics. Ecotoxicology 8:385-398.
  • Gross TS. 1999. Lake Apopka Revisited: Lessons in Remediation and Restoration. In: Proceedings of Wildlife Applications to Remediation Decision-Making. Denver, CO.

1998

  • Arnold BS, Jagoe CH, Gross TS. 1998. The use of pellets to administer low levels of methyl mercury to fish. In: Proceedings of the ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) Eighth Symposium on Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment: Standardization of Biomarkers for Endocrine Disruption and Environmental Assessment.
  • Chow MM, Kroll KJ, Sapp L, Shutt L, Lorenzen A, Deem S, Gross TS, Denslow ND. 1998. Monoclonal Antibodies that Cross React with Vitellogenins from Quail, Terns and Barn Swallows. In: Proceedings of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETC) 19th Annual Meeting. Charlotte, NC.
  • Denslow ND, Goodbred SL, Bevans HE, Gross TS. 1998. Exposure of Fish to Estrogenic Xenobiotics in Rivers and Lakes in the United States. In: Proceedings of the Japan Conference on Environmental Hormones. Kyoto, Japan.
  • Denslow ND, Kroll KJ, Schoeb TR, Johnson B, Wiebe JJ, Wieser CM, Gross TS. 1998. Documentation of endocrine-disruption and altered seasonal reproductive parameters for brown-bullhead catfish from several lakes in Central Florida. In: Proceedings of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETC) 19th Annual Meeting. Charlotte, NC.
  • Douglas DR, Johnson WE, Denslow ND, Wieser CM, Wiebe JJ, Gross TS. 1998. Endocrine Disruption in Largemouth Bass in a Re-flooded Agricultural Area. In: Proceedings of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETC) 19th Annual Meeting. Charlotte, NC.
  • Giroux D. 1998. Correlative evaluation of chlorinated hydrocarbon residues and reproductive anomalies in alligators. M.S. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
  • Giroux D, Percival HF, Rice K, Wiebe JJ, Gross TS. 1998. Lake Apopka Revisited: An Evaluation of Environmental Contaminants and Reproductive Anomalies in Alligators. In: Proceedings of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETC) 19th Annual Meeting. Charlotte, NC.
  • Grady J, Wieser CM, Wiebe JJ, Gross TS. 1998. An Evaluation of Atrazine as a Potential Endocrine Disruptor in Largemouth Bass. In: Proceedings of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETC) 19th Annual Meeting. Charlotte, NC.
  • Gross TS, Wieser CM, Kernaghan NJ, Gross DA, Sepulveda MS, Johnson WE, Higman JC, Holm SE. 1998. Endocrine Disruption in Largemouth Bass and Environmental Contaminants: A Reconnaissance Study of the Lower St. Johns River Basin. In: Proceedings of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETC) 19th Annual Meeting. Charlotte, NC.
  • Sepulveda MS, Gallagher EP, Schoeb TR, Denslow ND, Holm SE, Gross DA, Ruessler S, Gross TS. 1998. Effects of Paper Mill Effluents on Reproduction and Health of Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides) in Florida. In: Proceedings of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETC) 19th Annual Meeting. Charlotte, NC.

1997

  • Gross DA. 1997. Thymus, spleen and bone marrow hypoplasia and decreased antibody responses in hatchling Lake Apopka alligators. M.S. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

1996

  • Bevans HE, Goodbred SL, Miesner JF, Watkins SA, Gross TS, Denslow ND, Schoeb TR. 1996. Synthetic organic compounds and carp endocrinology and histology in Las Vegas Wash and Las Vegas and Callville Bays of Lake Mead, Nevada. In: U.S. Department of the Interior - U.S. Geological Survey: Water Resources Investigations Report 96-4266.
  • Goodbred SL, Gilliom RJ, Gross TS, Denslow ND, Bryant WL, Schoeb TR. 1996. Reconnaissance of 17β-estradiol, 11-ketotestosterone and vitellogenin in common carp of United States streams and the potential contaminant effects on their endocrine system.
  • Gross DA, Schoeb TR, Percival HF, Gross TS. 1996. Characterization of potential contaminant-induced clinical manifestations in neonatal alligators from contaminated and control lakes in Central Florida. In: Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Annual Meeting 1996. Washington, DC.
  • Gross TS, Shrestha S, Gross DA, Wiebe JJ, Wieser CM, Johnson WE, Stout R. 1996. Alterations in Reproductive Function of Female Largemouth Bass in Response to Endocrine-Disrupting Environmental Contaminants. In: Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Annual Meeting 1996. Washington, DC.
  • Gross TS, Wiebe JJ, Wieser CM, Shrestha S, Denslow ND, Johnson WE. 1996. Documentation of endocrine-disruption and altered seasonal reproductive parameters for large-mouth bass from several lakes in Central Florida. In: Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Annual Meeting 1996. Washington, DC.
  • Shrestha S, Gross TS, Wieser CM, Wiebe JJ, Johnson B. 1996. In vitro steroid synthesis by gonads of largemouth bass collected from contaminated and non-contaminated lakes in Florida. In: Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Annual Meeting 1996. Washington, DC.

1995

  • Denslow ND, Chow MM, Chow N, Folmar CC, Sullivan CV. 1995. Development of a Quantitative Assay for Vitellogenin to Monitor Estrogen-like Environmental Contaminants. In: Proceedings of the Second SETAC (Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry) World Congress. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
  • Denslow ND, Green L, Chow MM, Heppell SA, Folmar CC, Sullivan CV. 1995. Characterization of a Library of Monoclonal Antibodies against Vitellogenin: Conservation of Epitopes. In: Proceedings of the Second SETAC (Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry) World Congress. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
  • Folmar LC, Denslow ND, Wallace RA, LaFleur G, Gross RS, Bonomelli, Sullivan CV. 1995. A highly conserved N-terminal sequence for teleost vitellogenin with potential value to the biochemistry, molecular biology and pathology of vitellogenesis. J Fish Biol 46(2):255-263.
  • Gross DA, Gross TS, Johnson B, Folmar LC. 1995. Characterization of endocrine-disruption and clinical manifestations in large-mouth bass from Florida lakes. In: Proceedings of the Second SETAC (Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry) World Congress. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
  • Gross TS, Percival HF, Rice K, Abercrombie CL, Wilkinson PW, Folmar LC, Woodward A. 1995. Evaluation of reproductive function in adult female alligators from contaminated and control lakes in Florida. In: Proceedings of the Second SETAC (Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry) World Congress. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
  • Gross TS, Roberts R, Montes de Oca J, Percival HF. 1995. Sex reversal in freshwater turtles as a response to endocrine-disrupting environmental contaminants. In: Proceedings of the Second SETAC (Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry) World Congress. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
  • Heppell SA, Denslow ND, Folmar LC, Sullivan CV. 1995. Universal assay of vitellogenin as a biomarker for environmental estrogens. Environ Health Perspect 103(Suppl.7):9-15. PMID:8593883
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