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Relationships Between Anthropogenic Chemical Contaminant Exposure and Associated Changes in Reproductive Parameters in Male English Sole (Parophrys vetulus) Collected from Hylebos Waterway, Puget Sound, Washington

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Effects of chemical contaminant exposure on gonadal development in adult male English sole (Parophrys vetulus) from Hylebos Waterway and Colvos Passage, Puget Sound, Washington were investigated. Hylebos Waterway sediment is contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and organochlorines (OCs), and Colvos Passage, a nearby nonurban area, is minimally contaminated. Fish from Hylebos Waterway had higher concentrations of both PAHs and OCs in tissues than fish from Colvos Passage. Overall, little correlation was observed between PAH exposure and biological parameters, but strong correlations were observed between OCs and the biological parameters. Migration of fish from less contaminated areas into the Hylebos Waterway during the reproductive season might have influenced these results, based on temporal changes in fish age and contaminant concentrations.

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We thank Bernadita Anulacion, Brian Bill, Paul Plesha and Herb Sanborn for assistance with fish collection and necropsy, Gina Ylitalo for performing HPLC analyses of bile, and James Meador, Casey Rice, and Nathaniel Scholz for helpful comments on this manuscript.

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    Sean Y. Sol, Lyndal L. Johnson, Daryle Boyd, O. Paul Olson, Dan P. Lomax & Tracy K. Collier

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Sol, S.Y., Johnson, L.L., Boyd, D. et al. Relationships Between Anthropogenic Chemical Contaminant Exposure and Associated Changes in Reproductive Parameters in Male English Sole (Parophrys vetulus) Collected from Hylebos Waterway, Puget Sound, Washington. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 55, 627–638 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00244-008-9140-7

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