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"Intersex Fish Showing Up in Pennsylvania Rivers" [1]

"Scientists found intersex fish in three river basins in Pennsylvania, a sign that the water may be tainted with chemicals from human activity.

Male smallmouth bass with female characteristics — namely, immature egg cells in their testes — were discovered in the drainage areas of the Susquehanna, Delaware and Ohio rivers, according to a new study led by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)."

Megan Gannon reports for LiveScience July 1, 2014. [2]

Chemicals [3]
Fish & Fisheries [4]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [5]
Public [6]
Source: LiveScience [2], 07/04/2014
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/intersex-fish-showing-pennsylvania-rivers [2] http://www.livescience.com/46603-intersex-fish-in-pennsylvania-rivers.html [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/chemicals/toxics [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/fisheries [5] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/mid-atlantic [6] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81