Evidence for the migration of steroidal estrogens through river bed sediments

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 4299-4304

  Labadie, Pierre ^a   Cundy, Andrew B ^b   Stone, Kevin ^b   Andrews, Michael ^a   Valbonesi, Sam ^a   Hill, Elizabeth M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); HORMONES; SEDIMENTS;

GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; RIVER BED SEDIMENTS; WASTEWATER DISCHARGES;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

ESTRONE; RIVER WATER;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HORMONES; SEDIMENTS;

ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; FRESHWATER; RIVER BED; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; STEROID; VERTICAL MIGRATION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; MIGRATION; PARTICLE SIZE; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; SEDIMENT; WASTE WATER; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ADSORPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTROGENS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; RIVERS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EAST SUSSEX; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; LEWES; OUSE RIVER; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34250848290     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es063062j     Document Type: Article

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