Estuarine and coastal zone marine pollution by the nonionic alkylphenol ethoxylates endocrine disrupters: Is there a potential ecotoxicological problem?

Environment International

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 269-272

  Zoller, Uri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Alkylphenol ethoxylates; Ecotoxicological problem; Endocrine disrupting chemicals

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; PROBLEM SOLVING; RISKS; SEWAGE; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTION;

ALKYLPHENOL ETHOXYLATES; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS; ENDOTOXICOLOGICAL PROBLEMS;

ESTUARIES;

ALKYLPHENOL; ALKYLPHENOL ETHOXYLATE ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; NONIONIC SURFACTANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

COASTAL WATER; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; MARINE POLLUTION; POLLUTION EFFECT;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICITY; EGG PRODUCTION; ESTUARY; ISRAEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SEWAGE; WATER ANALYSIS; ZEBRA FISH;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 29944433150     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2005.08.023     Document Type: Conference Paper

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