Occurrence and photochemical degradation of 17α-ethinylestradiol in Acushnet River Estuary

Chemosphere

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1583-1590

  Zuo, Yuegang ^a   Zhang, Kai ^a   Deng, Yiwei ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEARBORN   (United States)

Author keywords

17 Ethinylestradiol; 17 Estradiol; Estrogenic chemicals; Estrone; Mestranol; Photodegradation; Seawater; Sunlight

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HORMONES; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; PHOTODEGRADATION; RIVER POLLUTION; SEAWATER; SOLAR RADIATION;

17ESTRADIOL; 17ETHINYLESTRADIOL; ESTROGENIC CHEMICALS; ESTRONE; MESTRANOL; SUNLIGHT;

WATER QUALITY;

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; MESTRANOL; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; SEA WATER;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HORMONES; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; PHOTODEGRADATION; RIVER POLLUTION; SEAWATER; SOLAR RADIATION; WATER QUALITY;

ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; ESTUARY; FEMINIZATION; HORMONE; LOBSTER; PHOTODEGRADATION; SEAWATER;

ARTICLE; ESTUARY; FEMINIZATION; FISH; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTODEGRADATION; SPRING; SUNLIGHT;

ACUSHNET ESTUARY; MASSACHUSETTS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646397313     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.08.063     Document Type: Article

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