Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/A/S/2001/01154
Does pollution cause reproductive disruption in British freshwater molluscs?
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor S Jobling, Brunel University London, Sch of Health Sciences and Social Care
- Grant held at:
- Brunel University London, Sch of Health Sciences and Social Care
- Science Area:
- Freshwater
- Overall Classification:
- Freshwater
- ENRIs:
- Pollution and Waste
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Water Quality
- Pollution
- Ecotoxicology
- Environmental Physiology
- Abstract:
- The most vulnerable and threatened molluscs, in Britain, are marsh or freshwater species. Although eutrophication has been cited as one of the reasons for the declines of freshwater molluscs, effects of pollutants or mixtures on reproduction and development in British freshwater molluscs have not been assessed. Molluscs are exquisitely sensitive to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs); at very low concentrations, these chemicals can cause ruptured oviducts, imposex and sterility. This research programme will assess the reproductive and developmental consequences of exposure of native freshwater molluscs to mixtures of EDCs present in treated sewage effluents and in receiving waters. This overall objective will be accomplished by: a) assessment of the relative sensitivities of freshwater molluscan taxa to treated sewage effluents to select species or taxa that are sensitive to reproductive disruption. b) assessment of the effects of long term (whole life-cycle) exposure to realistic concentrations of effluent on reproduction and development in selected molluscan species. c) by determining whether evidence for endocrine disruption can be found in wild populations of molluscs.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/A/S/2001/01154
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Standard Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Standard Grant
This grant award has a total value of £142,233
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs | Total - Equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £79,418 | £11,245 | £13,277 | £36,532 | £1,763 |
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