Occurrence and effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals in the environment

Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 241-252

  Huang, Yue wern ^a   Twidwell, Dirac L ^a   Elrod, Jason C ^a  

^a MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemicals; Environmental impact; Pollutants; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; ENDOCRINOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH CARE; HORMONES;

ESTROGEN;

SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS;

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DISORDER; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; POLLUTION;

EID: 0142230044     PISSN: 1090025X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-025X(2003)7:4(241)     Document Type: Article

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