Environmental Science
View our websiteTyler, CR., Jobling, S. and Sumpter, JP. (1998) 'Endocrine disruption in wildlife: A critical review of the evidence'. Critical Reviews in Toxicology, 28 (4). pp. 319 - 361. ISSN: 1040-8444
Brooks, S., Tyler, CR. and Sumpter, JP. (1997) 'Quality in fish: what makes a good egg?'. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 7 (4). pp. 387 - 416. ISSN: 0960-3166
Tyler, CR., Pottinger, TG., Coward, K., Prat, F., Beresford, N. and Maddix, S. (1997) 'Salmonid Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (GtH I) Mediates Vitellogenic Development of Oocytes in the Rainbow Trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss 1'. Biology of Reproduction, 57 (5). pp. 1238 - 1244. ISSN: 0006-3363
Kortenkamp, A., Jones, C. and Baker, J. (1997) 'Genotypic selection of mutated DNA sequences using mismatch cleavage analysis, a possible basis for novel mutation assays'. Mutagenesis, 12 (5). pp. 335 - 338. ISSN: 0267-8357
Ashby, J., Lefevre, PA., Odum, J., Tinwell, H., Kennedy, SJ., Beresford, N. and et al. (1997) 'Failure to confirm estrogenic activity for benzoic acid and clofibrate: Implications for lists of endocrine-disrupting agents'. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, 26 (1). pp. 96 - 101. ISSN: 0273-2300
Harris, CA., Henttu, P., Parker, MG. and Sumpter, JP. (1997) 'The estrogenic activity of phthalate esters in vitro'. Environmental Health Perspectives, 105 (8). pp. 802 - 811. ISSN: 0091-6765 Open Access Link
Odum, J., Lefevre, PA., Tittensor, S., Paton, D., Routledge, EJ., Beresford, NA., et al. (1997) 'The rodent uterotrophic assay: Critical protocol features, studies with nonyl phenols, and comparison with a yeast estrogenicity assay'. REGULATORY TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY, 25 (2). pp. 176 - 188. ISSN: 0273-2300 Open Access Link
Harries, JE., Sheahan, DA., Jobling, S., Matthiessen, P., Neall, M., Sumpter, JP., et al. (1997) 'Estrogenic activity in five United Kingdom rivers detected by measurement of vitellogenesis in caged male trout'. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 16 (3). pp. 534 - 542. ISSN: 0730-7268 Open Access Link
Routledge, EJ. and Sumpter, JP. (1997) 'Structural features of alkylphenolic chemicals associated with estrogenic activity'. JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, 272 (6). pp. 3280 - 3288. ISSN: 0021-9258 Open Access Link
Ashby, J., Lefevre, PA., Odum, J., Harris, CA., Routledge, EJ. and Sumpter, JP. (1997) 'Synergy between synthetic oestrogens?'. NATURE, 385 (6616). pp. 494 - 494. ISSN: 0028-0836
Scrimshaw, MD. and Lester, JN. (1997) 'Estimates of the inputs of polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine insecticides to the River Thames derived from the sediment record'. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 355 (1722). pp. 189 - 212. ISSN: 1364-503X
Sumpter, JP. (1997) 'Environmental control of fish reproduction: A different perspective'. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 17 (1-6). pp. 25 - 31. ISSN: 0920-1742
Kortenkamp, A. (1997) 'Problems in the biological monitoring of chromium(VI) exposed individuals'. Biomarkers, 2 (2). pp. 73 - 79. ISSN: 1354-750X
Penlington, MC., Williams, MA., Sumpter, JP., Rand-Weaver, M., Hoole, D. and Arme, C. (1997) 'Isolation and characterisation of mRNA encoding the salmon- and chicken- II type gonadotrophin-releasing hormones in the teleost fish Rutilus rutilus (Cyprinidae)'. Journal of Molecular Endocrinology, 19 (3). pp. 337 - 346. ISSN: 0952-5041
Knudsen, FR., Schou, AE., Wiborg, ML., Mona, E., Tollefsen, K-E., Stenersen, J. and et al. (1997) 'Increase of plasma vitellogenin concentration in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) exposed to effluents from oil refinery treatment works and municipal sewage'. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 59 (5). pp. 802 - 806. ISSN: 0007-4861
Brooks, S., Tyler, CR., Carnevali, O., Coward, K. and Sumpter, JP. (1997) 'Molecular characterisation of ovarian cathepsin D in the rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss'. Gene, 201 (1-2). pp. 45 - 54. ISSN: 0378-1119
Bon, E., Barbe, U., Nuñez Rodriguez, J., Cuisset, B., Pelissero, C., Sumpter, JP. and et al. (1997) 'Plasma vitellogenin levels during the annual reproductive cycle of the female rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss): Establishment and validation of an ELISA'. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 117 (1). pp. 75 - 84. ISSN: 0305-0491
Harries, JE., Sheahan, DA., Jobling, S., Matthiessen, P., Neall, P., Routledge, EJ., et al. (1996) 'A survey of estrogenic activity in United Kingdom inland waters'. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY, 15 (11). pp. 1993 - 2002. ISSN: 0730-7268
Tyler, CR., van der Eerden, B., Jobling, S., Panter, G. and Sumpter, JP. (1996) 'Measurement of vitellogenin, a biomarker for exposure to oestrogenic chemicals, in a wide variety of cyprinid fish'. Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 166 (7). pp. 418 - 426. ISSN: 0174-1578
Scrimshaw, MD. and Lester, JN. (1996) 'The occurrence and effects of organic micropollutants in salt marsh sediments with reference to the uk essex coast: A review'. Environmental Technology (United Kingdom), 17 (9). pp. 951 - 964. ISSN: 0959-3330
Toppari, J., Larsen, JC., Christiansen, P., Giwercman, A., Grandjean, P., Guillette, LJ., et al. (1996) 'Male reproductive health and environmental xenoestrogens'. Environmental Health Perspectives, 104 (S4). pp. 741 - 803. ISSN: 0091-6765 Open Access Link
Kortenkamp, A. (1996) 'Pharmacokinetic modelling in chromium risk assessment - A prediction of chromium (III) accumulation in humans from chromium dietary supplements - Comment'. HUMAN & EXPERIMENTAL TOXICOLOGY, 15 (7). pp. 601 - 602. ISSN: 0144-5952
Kortenkamp, A., Casadevall, M., DaCruzFresco, P. and Shayer, ROJ. (1996) 'Pathways in the chromium(VI)-mediated formation of DNA lesions: A review'.NATO Advanced Study Institute on Cytotoxic, Mutagenic and Carcinogenic Potential of Heavy Metals Related to Human Environment. PRZESIEKA, POLAND. 15 - 26 June. KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBL. pp. 15 - 34.
Kortenkamp, A. (1996) 'Approaches to the biological monitoring of chromium(VI) exposed individuals'.NATO Advanced Study Institute on Cytotoxic, Mutagenic and Carcinogenic Potential of Heavy Metals Related to Human Environment. PRZESIEKA, POLAND. 15 - 26 June. KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBL. pp. 35 - 53.
Kortenkamp, A., Casadevall, M., Faux, SP., Jenner, A., Shayer, ROJ., Woodbridge, N. and et al. (1996) 'A role for molecular oxygen in the formation of DNA damage during the reduction of the carcinogen chromium(VI) by glutathione'. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 329 (2). pp. 199 - 207. ISSN: 0003-9861
Kortenkamp, A., Casadevall, M. and Da Cruz Fresco, P. (1996) 'The reductive conversion of the carcinogen chromium (VI) and its role in the formation of DNA lesions'. Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science, 26 (2). pp. 160 - 175. ISSN: 0091-7370
Routledge, EJ. and Sumpter, JP. (1996) 'Estrogenic activity of surfactants and some of their degradation products assessed using a recombinant yeast screen'. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY, 15 (3). pp. 241 - 248. ISSN: 0730-7268
Jobling, S., Sheahan, D., Osborne, JA., Matthiessen, P. and Sumpter, JP. (1996) 'Inhibition of testicular growth in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) exposed to estrogenic alkylphenolic chemicals'. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 15 (2). pp. 194 - 202. ISSN: 0730-7268 Open Access Link
Kortenkamp, A. (1996) 'Pharmacokinetic modelling in chromium risk assessment.'. Human & experimental toxicology, 15 (7). pp. 601 - 602. ISSN: 0960-3271
Pelissero, C., Lenczowski, MJP., Chinzi, D., Davail-Cuisset, B., Sumpter, JP. and Fostier, A. (1996) 'Effects of flavonoids on aromatase activity, an in vitro study'. Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 57 (3-4). pp. 215 - 223. ISSN: 0960-0760
Tyler, CR. and Sumpter, JP. (1996) 'Oocyte growth and development in teleosts'. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 6 (3). pp. 287 - 318. ISSN: 0960-3166
Nagler, JJ., Scott, AP., Tyler, CR. and Sumpter, JP. (1996) 'Gonadotropins I and II do not stimulate the in vitro secretion of 17α,20β-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one 20-sulphate by rainbow trout gonads during final sexual maturation'. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 15 (2). pp. 149 - 156. ISSN: 0920-1742
Paul, M., Sumpter, JP. and Lindsay, KS. (1996) 'Factors affecting pentoxifylline stimulation of sperm kinematics in suspensions'. Human Reproduction, 11 (9). pp. 1929 - 1935. ISSN: 0268-1161
Paul, M., Sumpter, JP. and Lindsay, KS. (1996) 'The paradoxical effects of pentoxifylline on the binding of spermatozoa to the human zona pellucida'. Human Reproduction, 11 (4). pp. 814 - 819. ISSN: 0268-1161
Dowson, P., Chem, C., Biol, C., Scrimshaw, MD., Nasir, JM., Bubb, JN. and et al. (1996) 'The environmental impact of a chemical spill from a timber-treatment works on a lowland river system'. Water and Environment Journal, 10 (4). pp. 235 - 244. ISSN: 1747-6585
Tyler, CR., Pottinger, TG., Santos, E., Sumpter, JP., Price, SA., Brooks, S. and et al. (1996) 'Mechanisms controlling egg size and number in the rainbow trout, oncorhynchus mykiss'. Biology of Reproduction, 54 (1). pp. 8 - 15. ISSN: 0006-3363
Prat, F., Sumpter, JP. and Tyler, CR. (1996) 'Validation of radioimmunoassays for two salmon gonadotropins (GTH I and GTH II) and their plasma concentrations throughout the reproductive cycle in male and female rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss)'. Biology of Reproduction, 54 (6). pp. 1375 - 1382. ISSN: 0006-3363
Scrimshaw, MD., Bubb, JM. and Lester, JN. (1996) 'Organochlorine contamination of UK Essex coast salt marsh sediments'. Journal of Coastal Research, 12 (1). pp. 246 - 255. ISSN: 0749-0208 Open Access Link
Sharpe, RM., Fisher, JS., Millar, MM., Jobling, S. and Sumpter, JP. (1995) 'Gestational and lactational exposure of rats to xenoestrogens results in reduced testicular size and sperm production'. Environmental Health Perspectives, 103 (12). pp. 1136 - 1143. ISSN: 0091-6765 Open Access Link
Sharpe, RM., Fisher, JS., Millar, MM., Jobling, S. and Sumpter, JP. (1995) 'Gestational exposure of rats to xenoestrogens results in reduced testicular size and sperm production'. Environmental Health Perspectives, 103 (12). pp. 1136 - 1143. ISSN: 0091-6765
O'Brien, P. and Kortenkamp, A. (1995) 'The chemistry underlying chromate toxicity'. Transition Metal Chemistry, 20 (6). pp. 636 - 642. ISSN: 0340-4285
Scrimshaw, MD. and Lester, JN. (1995) 'ORGANOCHLORINE CONTAMINATION IN SEDIMENTS OF THE INNER THAMES ESTUARY'. JOURNAL OF THE CHARTERED INSTITUTION OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, 9 (5). pp. 519 - 525. ISSN: 0951-7359
Sumpter, JP. and Jobling, S. (1995) 'Vitellogenesis as a biomarker for estrogenic contamination of the aquatic environment'. Environmental Health Perspectives, 103 (Supplement 7). pp. 173 - 178. ISSN: 0091-6765 Open Access Link
SHORE, RF., MYHILL, DG., ROUTLEDGE, EJ. and WILBY, A. (1995) 'IMPACT OF AN ENVIRONMENTALLY-REALISTIC INTAKE OF CADMIUM ON CALCIUM, MAGNESIUM, AND PHOSPHATE-METABOLISM IN BANK VOLES, CLETHRIONOMYS-GLAREOLUS'. ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY, 29 (2). pp. 180 - 186. ISSN: 0090-4341
Bicknell, RJ., Herbison, AE. and Sumpter, JP. (1995) 'Estrogenic activity of an environmentally persistent alkylphenol in the reproductive-tract but not the brain of rodents'. The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 54 (1-2). pp. 7 - 9. ISSN: 0960-0760
Rand-Weaver, M., Pottinger, TG. and Sumpter, JP. (1995) 'Pronounced seasonal rhythms in plasma somatolactin levels in rainbow trout'. Journal of Endocrinology, 146 (1). pp. 113 - 119. ISSN: 0022-0795
O'Brien, P., Jones, C. and Kortenkamp, A. (1995) 'Reactive chromium species potentially generated by welding fume'. Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry, 49 (3). pp. 149 - 155. ISSN: 0277-2248
Jobling, S., Reynolds, T., White, R., Parker, MG. and Sumpter, JP. (1995) 'A variety of environmentally persistent chemicals, including some phthalate plasticizers, are weakly estrogenic'. Environmental Health Perspectives, 103 (6). pp. 582 - 587. ISSN: 0091-6765 Open Access Link
Casadevall, M. and Kortenkamp, A. (1995) 'The formation of both apurinic/apyrimidinic sites and single-strand breaks by chromate and glutathione arises from attack by the same single reactive species and is dependent on molecular oxygen'. Carcinogenesis, 16 (4). pp. 805 - 809. ISSN: 0143-3334
Paul, M., Sumpter, JP. and Lindsay, KS. (1995) 'Action of pentoxifylline directly on semen'. Human Reproduction, 10 (2). pp. 354 - 359. ISSN: 0268-1161
Zaidi, SZA., Beynon, J., Waters, DN. and Chaudhary, AJ. (1995) 'Effect of composition on optical properties of co-evaporated Mn/SiOx, Cr/SiOx and Cu/SiOx cermet thin films'. Journal of Materials Science, 30 (23). pp. 5867 - 5871. ISSN: 0022-2461