Endocrine disruptors and the water industry

Journal / American Water Works Association

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 58-65

  Trussell, R Rhodes ^a,b,c  

^a MWH AMERICAS INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c AWWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DNA; ENDOCRINOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH RISKS; HORMONES; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ESTROGEN; HEALTH EFFECTS; WATER INDUSTRY;

WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0034836230     PISSN: 0003150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: None    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2001.tb09126.x     Document Type: Article

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