Serum estrogenicity and biological responses in African catfish raised in wastewater ponds in Ghana

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dc.contributor.authorAsem-Hiablie, S.
dc.contributor.authorChurch, C.D.
dc.contributor.authorElliott, H.A.
dc.contributor.authorShappell, N.W.
dc.contributor.authorSchoenfuss, H.L.
dc.contributor.authorDrechsel, P.
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, C.F.
dc.contributor.authorKnopf, A.L.
dc.contributor.authorDabie, M.Y.
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-15T15:08:31Z
dc.date.available2019-02-15T15:08:31Z
dc.date.issued2013-10
dc.description.abstractReuse of wastewater for aquaculture improves the efficient use of water and promotes sustainability but the potential effects of endocrine disrupting compounds including estrogens in wastewater are an emerging challenge that needs to be addressed. We examined the biological effects of wastewater-borne estrogens on African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) raised in a wastewater stabilization pond (WSP) of a functioning municipal wastewater treatment plant, a wastewater polishing pond (WWP) of a dysfunctional treatment plant, and a reference pond (RP) unimpacted by wastewater, located in Ghana. Measurements of estrogen concentrations in pond water by liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry showed that mean 17 β-estradiol concentrations were higher in the wastewater ponds (WWP, 6.6. ng/L. ±. 2.7. ng/L; WSP, 4.9. ng/L. ±. 1.0) than the reference (RP, 3.4. ±. 1.1. ng/L). Estrone concentrations were found to be highest in the WSP (7.8. ng/L. ±. 1.7) and lowest in the WWP (2.2. ng/L. ±. 2.4) with the RP intermediate (4.7. ±. 5.0). Fish serum estrogenicity assayed by E-SCREEN was significantly higher in female vs. male catfish in the RP and WSP but not in the WWP (p. ≤. 0.05). Histological examination of liver and gonad tissue showed no apparent signs of intersex or pathology in any ponds. The similarities in various measures of body indices between fish of this study and African catfish from freshwater systems suggest that aquaculture may be a suitable reuse option for treated municipal wastewater. © 2013 The Authors.en_US
dc.identifier.otherdoi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.06.032
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/27574
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherScience of the Total Environmenten_US
dc.subjectAquacultureen_US
dc.subjectE-SCREENen_US
dc.subjectEffluent treatmenten_US
dc.subjectEndocrine disrupting compound (EDC)en_US
dc.subjectEstrogensen_US
dc.subjectWater reuseen_US
dc.titleSerum estrogenicity and biological responses in African catfish raised in wastewater ponds in Ghanaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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