Influence of alkylphenols and trace elements in toxic, genotoxic, and endocrine disruption activity of wastewater treatment plants

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1686-1694

  Isidori, Marina ^a   Lavorgna, Margherita ^a   Palumbo, Maria ^b   Piccioli, Veronica ^b   Parrella, Alfredo ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b Centro Campano Tecnologia e Ambiente   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alkylphenols; Endocrine interference; Heavy metals; Wastewaters

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HORMONES; PHENOLS; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; TOXICITY; YEAST;

ALKYLPHENOLS; GENOTOXICITY; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

4 OCTYLPHENOL; 4 TERT OCTYLPHENOL; ALKYLPHENOL; CADMIUM; COPPER; ESTRADIOL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; NONYLPHENOL; TRACE ELEMENT;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; CRUSTACEAN; DOMESTIC WASTE; EFFLUENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; TOXICITY; TRACE ELEMENT; WASTE TREATMENT;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAPHNIA; EFFLUENT TOXICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; GENOTOXICITY; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METALS, HEAVY; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; PHENOLS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CRUSTACEA; DAPHNIA MAGNA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 34547929473     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/06-320R2.1     Document Type: Article

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