A State of the Art of Testing Methods for Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Fish and Daphnids

摘要

43.1 Introduction In the past decade, various scientific knowledge and skills had been accumulated to detect endocrine effects on wildlife. Some authorities and organizations are making efforts to establish testing methods for endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in fish and other wildlife. In the present paper, a state of the art of testing methods for EDCs is introduced to discuss advantages and/or disadvantages of fish testing methods, from the viewpoints of endpoints, species including S-rR strain medaka for sex and thyroid hormones, as well as effects and significance of juvenile hormone (JH) mimics on daphnids, etc.