Browsing University of Waterloo by Author "Hicks, Keegan A."
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Modeling the exposure of wild fish to endocrine active chemicals: Potential linkages of total estrogenicity to field-observed intersex
Arlos, Maricor J.; Parker, Wayne J.; Bicudo, José R.; Law, Pam; Hicks, Keegan A.; Fuzzen, Meghan; Andrews, Susan A.; Servos, Mark. R. (Elsevier, 2018-08-01)Decades of studies on endocrine disruption have suggested the need to manage the release of key estrogens from municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTP). However, the proposed thresholds are below the detection limits ... -
Reduction of intersex in a wild fish population in response to major municipal wastewater treatment plant upgrades
Hicks, Keegan A.; Fuzzen, Meghan; McCann, Emily K.; Arlos, Maricor J.; Bragg, Leslie M.; Kleywegt, Sonya; Tetreault, Gerald R.; McMaster, Mark E.; Servos, Mark. R. (American Chemical Society, 2017)Intersex in fish downstream of municipal wastewater treatment plants (MWWTPs) is a global concern. Consistent high rates of intersex in male rainbow darter (Etheostoma caeruleum) have been reported for several years in the ...