Occurrence of estrogenic effects in sewage and industrial wastewaters in Beijing, China

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 331-336

  Ma, Mei ^a   Rao, Kaifeng ^a   Wang, Zijian ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Estrogenic activity; In vitro bioassay; Industrial effluent; Surface water; Wastewater treatment plant

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; HORMONES; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; POLLUTION DETECTION; WASTEWATER; YEAST;

ESTROGENIC ACTIVITY; IN VITRO BIOASSAY; SURFACE WATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT;

SEWAGE;

INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; RIVER WATER; SURFACE WATER;

BIOASSAY; EFFLUENT; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; POLLUTION EFFECT; RIVER WATER; SEWAGE; SURFACE WATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; HOSPITAL; INDUSTRY; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SAMPLING;

CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; RIVERS; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 34047169899     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2006.05.032     Document Type: Article

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