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... including acting as an estrogen (o,pb-DDT and p,pb-DDT) and an antian-
drogen (p,pb-DDE). Concentrations in most environments, however, are generally
now at, or below, the no-observed-effect levels. ... the anuran
species Rana pipiens, Rana sylvatica, and Bufo americanus (Allran and Karasov
2001). Studies by Hayes et al. have suggested that atrazine can induce hermaphrodit-
ism in amph...
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FIGURE 1.3 Some toxins from animals and microorganisms.
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... 14.3 in Chapter
14), as, for instance, in the case of changes in the transmission of action potential
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appearance of persistent organochlorine insecticides from soils (from Walker et al. 2000).
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... polluted beaches and rock pools has led
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to an upsurge of the plants upon which ...
Benzo(a)pyrene (BP) BP oxide (4,5) (K region)
4
MO
MO
Trans-diol
G-SH
conjugate
Phenol
10
9
8
O
7
7,8-oxide BP 7,8-trans-diol BP 7,8-trans-diol
9,10-oxide
is form
binds to DNA
H
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FIGURE 2 .15 Glutathione-S-transferase attack on organochlorine compounds.
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inhibited by, planar molecules (e.g., planar P...
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... terrestrial and aquatic food chains,
situations in which fate is determined by both biological and chemical processes.
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... mouse, and not in
birds (Korte and Arent 1965, Walker 1980, Chipman and Walker 1979). In general,
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cormorant, gannet, grey seal.
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P450s of gene family 2 (CYP 2) are more catholic, and can metabolize both planar
and nonplanar PCBs.
Having ... log K
ow
4,4b-DCB
Coplanar 7.32 6.53 5.33
2b,3,4-TCB
Coplanar 6.88 6.52 5.78
2,2b,5,5b-TCB
Nonplanar 7.60 7.06 6.18
2,2b,4,5,5b-PCB
Nonplanar 8.02 7.40 6.36
2,2b,3,3b,4,4b-HCB...
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... lipophilic forms of
organomercury and organotin, can readily cross membranous barriers such as the
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164 Organic Pollutants: An Ecotoxicological Perspective, Second ... R–Hg–X, where R is an organic group and X is usually an inorganic group
(occasionally a polar organic group such as acetate). The organic group is nonpolar (or
rel...