Concentrations of alkyphenol polyethoxylates entering UK estuaries

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 109-118

  Blackburn, M A ^a,b   Kirby, S J ^a   Waldock, M J ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b Sanofi Synthelabo Inc   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alkylphenols; Estuaries; Fish; Mass spectrometry; Oestrogens; Rivers

Indexed keywords

ALKYLPHENOL; SURFACTANT;

BIOACCUMULATION; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; FISH; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTION MONITORING;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARY; FISH; FOOD QUALITY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; RIVER; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; VITELLOGENESIS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ALOCASIA MACRORRHIZOS; ANIMALIA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0033082836     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(98)00104-0     Document Type: Article

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