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Effects Of Water Contaminants On The Immune System Of The Fathead Minnow, Jacob B. Walling, Marina Cetkovic-Cvlje
Effects Of Water Contaminants On The Immune System Of The Fathead Minnow, Jacob B. Walling, Marina Cetkovic-Cvlje
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Award for "Best Undergraduate Oral Presentation".
Abstract
Contaminants of emerging concern (CECs), including personal care products, pharmaceuticals, industrial agents and agricultural runoff, have shown adverse effects on aquatic survival species. Numerous CECs have potentially harmful effects, but have not been well studied. One of the most alarming studies was the treatment of an entire lake with a synthetic estrogen, found in birth control pills, which showed a near extinction of the fathead minnow population. My study looks at the potential effects of CECs on the immune system of fathead minnow. This study does not only show the potentially hazardous effects …
Assessment Of Innate Immunity Of Fathead Minnow Acutely Exposed To Individual And Complex Mixtures Of Contaminants Of Emerging Concern, Joshua Gordon, Marina Cetkovic-Cvlje
Assessment Of Innate Immunity Of Fathead Minnow Acutely Exposed To Individual And Complex Mixtures Of Contaminants Of Emerging Concern, Joshua Gordon, Marina Cetkovic-Cvlje
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Award for "Runner-Up Graduate Oral Presentation".
Abstract
Contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) have shown adverse effects on aquatic survival species, but little research has been done on the potentially harmful impact of CECs individually or combined. Anecdotal evidence and newspaper articles have reported mass extinctions of fish due to CECs in the water. This study looks at the potential effects of CECs on the immune system of fathead minnow. This study does not only show the potentially hazardous effects CECs have on one aquatic species, but may give an insight on how some of these chemicals may affect other species, …