Water Resources Research Act Program

Details for Project ID 2007MD149B

Sublethal Reproductive and Developmental Responses in the Fathead Minnow (Pimephales promelas) Exposed to Endocrine Disruptors in Poultry Litter

Institute: Maryland
Year Established: 2007 Start Date: 2007-05-01 End Date: 2007-10-01
Total Federal Funds: $4,600 Total Non-Federal Funds: $9,211

Principal Investigators: Allen Davis, Allen Davis

Project Summary: The overuse of poultry litter as a fertilizer has become a topic of regional concern. Agricultural run-off carrying unknown contaminant mixtures enter lotic and lentic systems that feed into the Chesapeake Bay. The significance of this research proposal is aimed toward elucidating the observed reproductive responses of an aquatic species exposed to endocrine disrupting chemicals. Results will aid in the assessment of sub-lethal response mechanisms to determine impacts on aquatic animal health in the Chesapeake Bay.