%0 Journal Article
%T Intersex Tilapia (Oreochromis spp.) from a Contaminated River in Taiwan: A Case Study
%A Peter Lin Sun
%A Shinn-Shoung Tsai
%J Toxins
%D 2009
%I MDPI AG
%R 10.3390/toxins1010014
%X River pollution in Taiwan is rather serious, but so far there have been no reports of fish intersex problems. This report reveals that 50% male tilapia in the Era-Jiin River of southern Taiwan were found to be feminized in an October 8, 1994 collection from station EJ-2 of this river. After discounting all other possible causative factors, and correlating with endocrine disrupting chemicals found in this river, we suggest that there is a great possibility that the occurrence of intersex tilapia was caused by these chemicals. The above finding suggests that greater attention needs to be given to endocrine disrupting chemicals problems.
%K tilapia
%K morphological deformity
%K biomarker
%K indicator
%K river pollution
%K endocrine disrupting chemicals
%K intersex
%U http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/1/1/14