Evaluation of surface water pollution with atrazine, an endocrine disruptor chemical, in agricultural areas of Turopolje, Croatia

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 490-496

  Gojmerac, T ^a   Ostojic Z ^b   Paukovic D ^b   Pleadin, J ^a   Zuric M ^a  

^a CROATIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; SURFACE WATER;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORN; CROATIA; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; EVALUATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

AGRICULTURE; ATRAZINE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CROATIA; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; HERBICIDES; IMMUNOASSAY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33646475556     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-006-0947-5     Document Type: Article

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