The potential for estradiol and ethinylestradiol degradation in English rivers

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 480-488

  Jürgens, Monika D ^a   Holthaus, Karlijn I E ^a   Johnson, Andrew C ^a   Smith, Jennifer J L ^a   Hetheridge, Malcom ^b   Williams, Richard J ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Degradation; Estradiol; Estrogen; Ethinylestradiol; River

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; PHOTODEGRADATION; RIVERS; YEAST;

WATER SAMPLES;

TOXICITY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ESTRADIOL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL;

DEGRADATION; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; ISOTOPE LABELING; PHOTODEGRADATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; WATER SAMPLING;

BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL CONGENERS; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HALF-LIFE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0036191965     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620210302     Document Type: Article

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