Effects of exposure of ewes to sewage sludge-treated pasture on phthalate and alkyl phenol concentrations in their milk

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 383, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 70-80

  Rhind, Stewart M ^a   Kyle, Carol E ^a   Mackie, Claire ^a   Telfer, Gillian ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alkyl phenols; Milk; Phthalates; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ALKYL PHENOLS; MILK CONCENTRATIONS; PHTHALATES; TREATED PASTURE;

ANIMALS; DAIRY PRODUCTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FERTILIZERS; PHENOLS;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FERTILIZER; NONYLPHENOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ACID;

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; LACTATION; MILK; PHTHALATE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RUMINANT; SHEEP; SLUDGE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EWE; FEMALE; HEALTH; LACTATION; MILK; NONHUMAN; PASTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SLUDGE; SLUDGE TREATMENT;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FERTILIZERS; LACTATION; MILK; PHENOLS; PHTHALIC ACIDS; SEWAGE; SHEEP; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34447266234     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.04.045     Document Type: Article

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