The potential for estradiol and ethinylestradiol to sorb to suspended and bed sediments in some English rivers

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2526-2535

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

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Estrogens; Ethinylestradiol; Sediments; Sorption

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; FISHERIES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS; SORPTION; TOXICITY;

ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ESTRADIOL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; RIVER WATER;

ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; RIVER POLLUTION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SORPTION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; ESTUARY; INDUSTRIAL AREA; KINETICS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; SURFACE PROPERTY; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA;

ADSORPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL CONGENERS; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036888915     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620211202     Document Type: Article

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