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dc.contributor.authorOgun-Semore, Kikelomo
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-12T17:19:35Z
dc.date.available2018-02-12T17:19:35Z
dc.date.issued2/12/2018
dc.date.submitted24-JAN-2018 11:46AM
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10675.2/621747
dc.descriptionPresentation given at the 19th Annual Phi Kappa Phi Student Research and Fine Arts Conferenceen
dc.description.abstractFreshwater sources are subject to contamination of toxic compounds and other harmful materials through improper sewage cleanup and pollution. Ethinyl estradiol, a synthetic, steroidal estrogen used as contraception, is present in varying concentrations across freshwater sources worldwide. The objective of this study is to observe the sublethal effects and bioaccumulation of ethinyl estradiol (EE) in Lumbriculus variegatus. Data on the reproduction rate and segment regrowth of L. variegatusare currently being collected. In the future, bioaccumulation of EE within L. variegatuswill be observed through sediment tests and an ethinyl estradiol ELISA. Preceding data has found that ethinyl estradiol exposure leads to an increase in mortality, a decrease in offspring, and changes in reproductive morphology among other freshwater invertebrates. The data collected from this experiment would contribute to information available on the effects of low-dosage endocrine disruptor concentrations on freshwater organisms. The effects of EE and its bioaccumulation could be extrapolated to include bioaccumulation of EE in organisms of higher trophic levels, including vertebrates.
dc.subjecttoxicologyen
dc.subjectendocrinologyen
dc.titleThe Sublethal Effects and Bioaccumulation of 17 -Ethinyl Estradiol in Lumbriculus variegatusen
dc.typePoster Presentationen
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Biological Sciencesen
cr.funding.sourceAugusta University Biology Departmenten
dc.contributor.affiliationAugusta Universityen
dc.contributor.sponsorWiley, Faithen
dc.contributor.sponsorDepartment of Biological Sciencesen
refterms.dateFOA2019-03-27T09:00:19Z
html.description.abstractFreshwater sources are subject to contamination of toxic compounds and other harmful materials through improper sewage cleanup and pollution. Ethinyl estradiol, a synthetic, steroidal estrogen used as contraception, is present in varying concentrations across freshwater sources worldwide. The objective of this study is to observe the sublethal effects and bioaccumulation of ethinyl estradiol (EE) in Lumbriculus variegatus. Data on the reproduction rate and segment regrowth of L. variegatusare currently being collected. In the future, bioaccumulation of EE within L. variegatuswill be observed through sediment tests and an ethinyl estradiol ELISA. Preceding data has found that ethinyl estradiol exposure leads to an increase in mortality, a decrease in offspring, and changes in reproductive morphology among other freshwater invertebrates. The data collected from this experiment would contribute to information available on the effects of low-dosage endocrine disruptor concentrations on freshwater organisms. The effects of EE and its bioaccumulation could be extrapolated to include bioaccumulation of EE in organisms of higher trophic levels, including vertebrates.


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