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Potential Effects of Contaminants on Fraser River Sockeye Salmon

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Table 6.1. Relative oestrogenic potencies <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the active compounds (Jobling and Sumpter 1993).Compound N a Mean ED 50 Standard Error RP b17ß-estradiol 8 1.81 nM 0.81 14-n<strong>on</strong>ylphenol (4NP) 4 16.15 µM 0.79 0.00000904-tert-butylphenol (4-tBP) 3 2.06 µM 0.57 0.00016004-tert-octylphenol (4-tOP) 2 2.11 µM 0.22 0.0000370n<strong>on</strong>ylphenol diethoxylate (NP2EO) 2 17.27 µM 0.77 0.0000060n<strong>on</strong>ylphenol ethoxylate (NP9EO) 2 82.31 µM 7.79 0.0000002n<strong>on</strong>ylphenol ethoxyacetic acid (NP1EC) 2 15.25 µM 2.76 0.0000063a Refers to the number <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> experiments c<strong>on</strong>ducted.b Refers to the mean potency <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> each compound relative to 17ß-oestradiol.T-246

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