Donald Tillitt, PhD (Former Employee)
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The 1995 and 1997 best projects The 1995 and 1997 best projects
No abstract available at this time
Authors
C. J. Schmitt, D. E. Tillitt, V. S. Blazer
Polychlorinated biphenyls and 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin equivalents in tree swallows from the upper Hudson River, New York State, USA Polychlorinated biphenyls and 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin equivalents in tree swallows from the upper Hudson River, New York State, USA
The upper Hudson River of New York State, USA, is contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) as a result of industrial discharges throughout the latter half of this century. In 1994 and 1995, we monitored the transfer of PCBs from aquatic sediments to a terrestrial wildlife community using the tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) as a model organism. Tree swallow eggs and nestlings...
Authors
Anne L. Secord, John P. McCarty, Kathy R. Echols, John C. Meadows, Robert W. Gale, Donald E. Tillitt
Workshop introduction Workshop introduction
No abstract available.
Authors
Ellen Mihaich, Jay W. Gooch, P.L deFur, W.H. Benson, C. Tyler, L. Birnbaum, R.T. Di Giulio, D. E. Tillitt
Embryotoxicity of Great Lakes lake trout extracts to developing rainbow trout Embryotoxicity of Great Lakes lake trout extracts to developing rainbow trout
Planar halogenated hydrocarbons (PHHs), such as polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, dibenzofurans, and biphenyls are present in aquatic systems, and are known to produce adverse effects in fish. This study investigated the embryotoxicity of PHH mixtures through the nanoinjection of environmental extracts into newly fertilized eggs from two strains of rainbow trout. Organic extracts were...
Authors
Peggy J. Wright, Donald E. Tillitt
Workshop summary, conclusions and recommendations Workshop summary, conclusions and recommendations
No abstract available.
Authors
W.H. Benson, R.T. Di Giulio, D. E. Tillitt, L. Birnbaum, P.L deFur, Jay W. Gooch, Ellen Mihaich, C. Tyler
Review of a natural thiamine deficiency causing reproductive failure in feral salmonid species of the Great Lakes Review of a natural thiamine deficiency causing reproductive failure in feral salmonid species of the Great Lakes
No abstract available at this time
Authors
D. C. Honeyfield, D. E. Tillitt, S.B. Brown, J.D. Fitzsimons
Cytochrome P4501A induction, benzo[a]pyrene metabolism, and nucleotide adduct formation in fish hepatoma cells: Effect of preexposure to 3,3',4,4',5-pentachlorobiphenyl Cytochrome P4501A induction, benzo[a]pyrene metabolism, and nucleotide adduct formation in fish hepatoma cells: Effect of preexposure to 3,3',4,4',5-pentachlorobiphenyl
In PLHC-1 hepatoma cells, benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) caused a maximum induction of cytochrome P4501A (CYP1A) activity, measured as ethoxyresorufin O-deethylation (EROD), after 4 to 8 h of exposure, depending on the B[a]P concentration. The decline of EROD activity at longer exposure times was probably caused by the rapid metabolism of B[a]P in this system (57% metabolism within 4 h...
Authors
J.M.W. Smeets, A. Voormolen, D. E. Tillitt, J.M. Everaarts, W. Seinen, Vanden Berg
Factors associated with temporal variation in EMS: Research task report on early mortality syndrome workshop Factors associated with temporal variation in EMS: Research task report on early mortality syndrome workshop
No abstract available at this time
Authors
J. Fitzsimons, S.B. Brown, D. C. Honeyfield, D. E. Tillitt, J. Zajicek, J.G. Hnath
The toxic equivalents approach for fish and wildlife The toxic equivalents approach for fish and wildlife
No abstract available.
Authors
Donald E. Tillitt
Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program: Field Procedures for Assessing the Exposure of Fish to Environmental Contaminants Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program: Field Procedures for Assessing the Exposure of Fish to Environmental Contaminants
This document describes procedures used to collect information, tissues, and fluids for documenting the exposure of fish to environmental contaminants. For the procedures described here, fish are captured (preferably by electrofishing) and held alive until processing (generally
Authors
Christopher J. Schmitt, Vicki Blazer, Gail M. Dethloff, Donald E. Tillitt, Timothy S. Gross, Wade L. Bryant, L. Rod DeWeese, Stephen B. Smith, Ronald W. Goede, Timothy M. Bartish, Timothy J. Kubiak
Overview of a workshop on screening methods for detecting potential (anti-) estrogenic/androgenic chemicals in wildlife Overview of a workshop on screening methods for detecting potential (anti-) estrogenic/androgenic chemicals in wildlife
The U.S. Congress has passed legislation requiring the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) to develop, validate, and implement screening tests for identifying potential endocrine-disrupting chemicals within 3 years. To aid in the identification of methods suitable for this purpose, the U.S. EPA, the Chemical Manufacturers Association, and the World Wildlife Fund sponsored...
Authors
Gerald T. Ankley, Ellen Mihaich, Ralph G. Stahl, Donald E. Tillitt, Theo Colborn, Suzzanne McMaster, Ron Miller, John Bantle, Pamela Campbell, Nancy Denslow, Richard L. Dickerson, Leroy C. Folmar, Michael Fry, John P. Giesy, L. Earl Gray, Patrick Guiney, Thomas Hutchinson, Sean W. Kennedy, Vincent Kramer, Gerald A. LeBlanc, Monte Mayes, Alison Nimrod, Reynaldo Patino, Richard Peterson, Richard Purdy, Robert Ringer, Peter C. Thomas, Les Touart, Glen Van Der Kraak, Tim Zacharewski
Effects of 3,3′,4,4′,5-pentachlorobiphenyl and 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin injected into the yolks of double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) eggs prior to incubation Effects of 3,3′,4,4′,5-pentachlorobiphenyl and 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin injected into the yolks of double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) eggs prior to incubation
Double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) eggs were injected with either 3,3′,4,4′,5-pentachlorobiphenyl (polychlorinated biphenyl [PCB] 126; 70-698 μg/kg egg) or 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD; 1.3-11.7 μg/kg egg) prior to incubation. These compounds were injected into the yolks of cormorant eggs collected from incomplete clutches at isolated colonies on Lake...
Authors
D.C. Powell, R.J. Aulerich, J.C. Meadows, D. E. Tillitt, M.E. Kelly, K. L. Stromborg, M. J. Melancon, S.D. Fitzgerald, S.J. Bursian
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 215
The 1995 and 1997 best projects The 1995 and 1997 best projects
No abstract available at this time
Authors
C. J. Schmitt, D. E. Tillitt, V. S. Blazer
Polychlorinated biphenyls and 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin equivalents in tree swallows from the upper Hudson River, New York State, USA Polychlorinated biphenyls and 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin equivalents in tree swallows from the upper Hudson River, New York State, USA
The upper Hudson River of New York State, USA, is contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) as a result of industrial discharges throughout the latter half of this century. In 1994 and 1995, we monitored the transfer of PCBs from aquatic sediments to a terrestrial wildlife community using the tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) as a model organism. Tree swallow eggs and nestlings...
Authors
Anne L. Secord, John P. McCarty, Kathy R. Echols, John C. Meadows, Robert W. Gale, Donald E. Tillitt
Workshop introduction Workshop introduction
No abstract available.
Authors
Ellen Mihaich, Jay W. Gooch, P.L deFur, W.H. Benson, C. Tyler, L. Birnbaum, R.T. Di Giulio, D. E. Tillitt
Embryotoxicity of Great Lakes lake trout extracts to developing rainbow trout Embryotoxicity of Great Lakes lake trout extracts to developing rainbow trout
Planar halogenated hydrocarbons (PHHs), such as polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, dibenzofurans, and biphenyls are present in aquatic systems, and are known to produce adverse effects in fish. This study investigated the embryotoxicity of PHH mixtures through the nanoinjection of environmental extracts into newly fertilized eggs from two strains of rainbow trout. Organic extracts were...
Authors
Peggy J. Wright, Donald E. Tillitt
Workshop summary, conclusions and recommendations Workshop summary, conclusions and recommendations
No abstract available.
Authors
W.H. Benson, R.T. Di Giulio, D. E. Tillitt, L. Birnbaum, P.L deFur, Jay W. Gooch, Ellen Mihaich, C. Tyler
Review of a natural thiamine deficiency causing reproductive failure in feral salmonid species of the Great Lakes Review of a natural thiamine deficiency causing reproductive failure in feral salmonid species of the Great Lakes
No abstract available at this time
Authors
D. C. Honeyfield, D. E. Tillitt, S.B. Brown, J.D. Fitzsimons
Cytochrome P4501A induction, benzo[a]pyrene metabolism, and nucleotide adduct formation in fish hepatoma cells: Effect of preexposure to 3,3',4,4',5-pentachlorobiphenyl Cytochrome P4501A induction, benzo[a]pyrene metabolism, and nucleotide adduct formation in fish hepatoma cells: Effect of preexposure to 3,3',4,4',5-pentachlorobiphenyl
In PLHC-1 hepatoma cells, benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) caused a maximum induction of cytochrome P4501A (CYP1A) activity, measured as ethoxyresorufin O-deethylation (EROD), after 4 to 8 h of exposure, depending on the B[a]P concentration. The decline of EROD activity at longer exposure times was probably caused by the rapid metabolism of B[a]P in this system (57% metabolism within 4 h...
Authors
J.M.W. Smeets, A. Voormolen, D. E. Tillitt, J.M. Everaarts, W. Seinen, Vanden Berg
Factors associated with temporal variation in EMS: Research task report on early mortality syndrome workshop Factors associated with temporal variation in EMS: Research task report on early mortality syndrome workshop
No abstract available at this time
Authors
J. Fitzsimons, S.B. Brown, D. C. Honeyfield, D. E. Tillitt, J. Zajicek, J.G. Hnath
The toxic equivalents approach for fish and wildlife The toxic equivalents approach for fish and wildlife
No abstract available.
Authors
Donald E. Tillitt
Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program: Field Procedures for Assessing the Exposure of Fish to Environmental Contaminants Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program: Field Procedures for Assessing the Exposure of Fish to Environmental Contaminants
This document describes procedures used to collect information, tissues, and fluids for documenting the exposure of fish to environmental contaminants. For the procedures described here, fish are captured (preferably by electrofishing) and held alive until processing (generally
Authors
Christopher J. Schmitt, Vicki Blazer, Gail M. Dethloff, Donald E. Tillitt, Timothy S. Gross, Wade L. Bryant, L. Rod DeWeese, Stephen B. Smith, Ronald W. Goede, Timothy M. Bartish, Timothy J. Kubiak
Overview of a workshop on screening methods for detecting potential (anti-) estrogenic/androgenic chemicals in wildlife Overview of a workshop on screening methods for detecting potential (anti-) estrogenic/androgenic chemicals in wildlife
The U.S. Congress has passed legislation requiring the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) to develop, validate, and implement screening tests for identifying potential endocrine-disrupting chemicals within 3 years. To aid in the identification of methods suitable for this purpose, the U.S. EPA, the Chemical Manufacturers Association, and the World Wildlife Fund sponsored...
Authors
Gerald T. Ankley, Ellen Mihaich, Ralph G. Stahl, Donald E. Tillitt, Theo Colborn, Suzzanne McMaster, Ron Miller, John Bantle, Pamela Campbell, Nancy Denslow, Richard L. Dickerson, Leroy C. Folmar, Michael Fry, John P. Giesy, L. Earl Gray, Patrick Guiney, Thomas Hutchinson, Sean W. Kennedy, Vincent Kramer, Gerald A. LeBlanc, Monte Mayes, Alison Nimrod, Reynaldo Patino, Richard Peterson, Richard Purdy, Robert Ringer, Peter C. Thomas, Les Touart, Glen Van Der Kraak, Tim Zacharewski
Effects of 3,3′,4,4′,5-pentachlorobiphenyl and 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin injected into the yolks of double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) eggs prior to incubation Effects of 3,3′,4,4′,5-pentachlorobiphenyl and 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin injected into the yolks of double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) eggs prior to incubation
Double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) eggs were injected with either 3,3′,4,4′,5-pentachlorobiphenyl (polychlorinated biphenyl [PCB] 126; 70-698 μg/kg egg) or 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD; 1.3-11.7 μg/kg egg) prior to incubation. These compounds were injected into the yolks of cormorant eggs collected from incomplete clutches at isolated colonies on Lake...
Authors
D.C. Powell, R.J. Aulerich, J.C. Meadows, D. E. Tillitt, M.E. Kelly, K. L. Stromborg, M. J. Melancon, S.D. Fitzgerald, S.J. Bursian
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