Endocrine disrupting chemicals accumulate in earthworms exposed to sewage effluent

Chemosphere

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 119-125

  Markman, Shai ^a   Guschina, Irina A ^a   Barnsley, Sara ^a   Buchanan, Katherine L ^a   Pascoe, David ^a   Müller, Carsten T ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Earthworms; Eisenia fetida; Endocrine disruptors; Sewage

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENTS; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); SEWAGE TREATMENT; SOILS; SUBSTRATES; WASTEWATER;

EARTHWORMS; EISENIA FETIDA; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

17BETA ESTRADIOL ACETATE; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL DERIVATIVE; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIOCTYL ESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

EFFLUENTS; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); SEWAGE SLUDGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SOILS; SUBSTRATES; WASTEWATER;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOINDICATOR; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; EARTHWORM; EFFLUENT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FOOD CHAIN; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SEWAGE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; EARTHWORM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXTRACTION; FOOD CHAIN; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INDICATOR ORGANISM; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; SOIL; WASTE WATER; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALIA; EISENIA FETIDA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 35548998658     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.06.045     Document Type: Article

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