Nonylphenol and estrogenic activity in aquatic environmental samples

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 702-709

  Tanghe, Tom ^a   Devriese, Greet ^a   Verstraete, Willy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; ORGANIC ACIDS; PHENOLS; POLYESTERS; POTABLE WATER; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SURFACE WATERS; WATER TREATMENT; YEAST;

ESTROGEN; NONYLPHENOL; POLYETHOXYLATE; XENOBIOTICS;

WATER POLLUTION;

ANDROSTENEDIOL; DRINKING WATER; ESTROGEN; NONYLPHENOL; POLYOXYETHYLENE; SURFACE WATER; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

AQUATIC FAUNA; BIOASSAY; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; INDUSTRIALIZATION; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

EID: 0033105918     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1999.00472425002800020039x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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