Are endocrine disrupting compounds a health risk in drinking water?

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 180-184

  Falconer, Ian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Endocrine disruptors; Estrogens; Feminization; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ATRAZINE; BACTERIAL TOXIN; DRINKING WATER; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; FRESH WATER; FUNGICIDE; HERBICIDE; KETOCONAZOLE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PESTICIDE; SURFACE WATER;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOLOGY; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMINIZATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTION; SEWAGE; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE WATER; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

MOLLUSCA;

ANIMALS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ESTROGENS; HUMANS; PESTICIDES; RISK ASSESSMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 34447537319     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph2006030020     Document Type: Conference Paper

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