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Endocrine disruption and health effects of caged mussels, Elliptio complanata, placed downstream from a primary-treated municipal effluent plume for 1 year by Gagné, F, Blaise, C, Hellou, J

“…Freshwater mussels, Elliptio complanata, were caged in special benthic pens and were immersed at one upstream (Ups) site and two downstream sites (8 and 11 km)…”
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Stress on stress response of wild mussels, Mytilus edulis and Mytilus trossulus, as an indicator of ecosystem health by Hellou, J., Law, R.J.

“…Mussels’ health as indicated by the survival time of 50% of sampled animals (LT 50) when maintained in air at 15 °C was examined at three sites in Halifax…”
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Spatial variations in biomarkers of Mytilus edulis mussels at four polluted regions spanning the Northern Hemisphere by Gagné, F., Burgeot, T., Hellou, J., St-Jean, S., Farcy, É., Blaise, C.

“…Economic and social developments have taken place at the expense of the health of the environment, both locally and on a global scale. In an attempt to better…”
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Polycyclic aromatic musk compounds in sewage treatment plant effluents of Canada and Sweden––first results by Ricking, M, Schwarzbauer, J, Hellou, J, Svenson, A, Zitko, V

“…Polycyclic musk fragrances (PMF) are widely used fragrances for cosmetics and other personal and household care products. Quantitative data on PMF…”
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Assessing PAH exposure in feral finfish from the Northwest Atlantic by Hellou, J., Leonard, J., Collier, T.K., Ariese, F.

“…Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) concentrations were examined in small finfish (<30 cm) represented by capelin, sand lance, American plaice, yellowtail…”
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Escape and survival of Corophium volutator and Ilyanassa obsoleta exposed to freshwater and chlorothalonil by Hellou, J., Cook, A., Lalonde, B., Walker, P., Dunphy, K., MacLeod, S.

“…The behavioural response and survival of marine mud snails and mud shrimp exposed to freshwater and the fungicide chlorothalonil (tetrachloroisophthalonitrile)…”
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Presence and distribution of PAHs, PCBs and DDE in feed and sediments under salmon aquaculture cages in the Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick, Canada by Hellou, J., Haya, K., Steller, S., Burridge, L.

“…1. Wastes from feed and faeces can result in the deposition of contaminants in sediments around aquaculture sites. Five types of feed pellet, a commercial fish…”
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Tracing the source of 3,3 ′-dichlorobiphenyl found in samples collected in and around Halifax Harbour by King, T.L, Yeats, P, Hellou, J, Niven, S

“…3,3 ′-dichlorobiphenyl (IUPAC No. 11), a chlorobiphenyl (CB) that is not generally analysed in environmental studies of CBs, is found, sometimes at high…”
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Fate and distribution of pyrene in Ilyanassa obsoleta exposed through the diet by S Erskine, DG Beach, C Rouleau, J Hellou

“…The ability of Eastern mud snails to bioaccumulate and biotransform a model polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH), pyrene (PY), was investigated. The…”
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Dietary exposure of finfish to aromatic contaminants and tissue distribution by HELLOU, J, LEONARD, J, ANSTEY, C

“…Large rainbow trout (400 g) were exposed to food pellets spiked with four polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs). Muscle, liver, internal organs, fatty tissue,…”
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Distribution of PACs in surficial sediments and bioavailability to mussels, Mytilus edulis of Halifax Harbour by Hellou, J, Steller, S, Zitko, V, Leonard, J, King, T, Milligan, T.G, Yeats, P

“…Surficial sediments and blue mussels were collected around the perimeter of Halifax Harbour. Samples were analysed for the levels and fingerprint of polycyclic…”
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Essential elements and priority contaminants in liver, kidney, muscle and blubber of harp seal beaters by Yeats, P., Stenson, G., Hellou, J.

“…Concentrations of 22 elements were determined in blubber, liver, kidney and muscle of five male and five female, 8-month-old harp seals ( Phoca groenlandica)…”
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Levels of organochlorine and polycyclic aromatic compounds in harp seal beaters ( Phoca groenlandica) by Zitko, V, Stenson, G, Hellou, J

“…Chlorinated dibenzo- p-dioxins, dibenzofurans, chlorobiphenyls, organochlorine pesticides and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons were measured in blubber, liver,…”
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Generation of biogenic hydrocarbons during a spring bloom in Newfoundland coastal (NW Atlantic) waters by Bieger, T., Abrajano, T.A., Hellou, J.

“…The distribution and carbon isotopic composition of biogenic hydrocarbons in spring bloom plankton, bottom sediments, and benthic macrobiota in Conception Bay,…”
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Distribution of elements in tissues of yellowtail flounder Pleuronectes ferruginea by Hellou, J. (Department of Fisheries and Oceans, St. John's, Nfdl. (Canada)), Zitko, V, Friel, J, Alkanani, T

“…Muscle, liver and gonad of yellowtail flounder Pleuronectes ferruginea collected in the Northwest Atlantic were analyzed for elements by inductively coupled…”
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Alkanes, Terpanes, and Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Surficial Sediments of Halifax Harbor by Hellou, J., Steller, S., Leonard, J., Albaiges, J.

“…Hydrocarbons were quantified in surficial sediments of Halifax Harbor. Alkanes ranging from nC-15 to nC-33 were detected in all samples at a mean concentration…”
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Seasonal and Geographical Distribution of PAHs in Mussels, Mytilus Edulis, Collected from an Urban Harbour by Hellou, J., King, T., Willis, D. E.

“…Mytilus edulis were collected intertidally from 16-18 sites located around the perimeter of Halifax Harbour, of an island located at the entrance to the…”
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Organochlorine contaminants in the Northern shrimp, Pandalus borealis, collected from the Northwest Atlantic by Hellou, J., Parsons, D., Mercer, G.

“…Northern shrimp, Pandalus borealis, were sampled at two commercially important locations in the Northwest Atlantic and soft tissues analysed for a variety of…”
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Biodegradation of endocrine disrupting compounds in harbour seawater and sediments by Robinson, Brian J., Hellou, Jocelyne

“…The biodegradation of three endocrine disrupting compounds was examined using samples of seawater and sediment collected from Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia,…”
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GC–MS/MS measurement of natural and synthetic estrogens in receiving waters and mussels close to a raw sewage ocean outfall by Saravanabhavan, Gurusankar, Helleur, Robert, Hellou, Jocelyne

“…In recent times, there has been an increased concern over the appearance of human estrogens in marine ecosystem and their effects on the marine habitat…”
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