Environmental exposure assessment of ethinyl estradiol (EE) from a combined hormonal vaginal contraceptive ring after disposal; leaching from landfills

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 377, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 366-370

  Geurts, M G J ^a   de Boer, W ^b   de Graaf, J S ^b   van Ginkel, C G ^a  

^a AKZO NOBEL CENTRAL RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b NV ORGANON   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Columns; Ethinyl estradiol; Landfill; Leaching; Vaginal contraceptive

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; HORMONES; LAND FILL; LEACHING; SAND; WATER POLLUTION;

COLUMNS; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL (EE); HORMONAL VAGINAL CONTRACEPTIVE;

ALCOHOLS;

ETHINYLESTRADIOL; GROUND WATER; SORBENT;

CONTRACEPTIVE USE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LANDFILL; LEACHING; MOBILITY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SANDY SOIL; SOIL POLLUTION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; LANDFILL LEACHATE; LEACHING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SANDY SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT; VAGINA CONTRACEPTION; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ADSORPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS; CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES, FEMALE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTROGENS; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; RAIN; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SILICON DIOXIDE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 34247504082     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.02.007     Document Type: Article

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