Identification of estrogenic compounds emitted from the combustion of computer printed circuit roards in electronic waste

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 24, 2007, Pages 8506-8511

  Owens Jr , Clyde V ^a   Lambright, Christy ^b   Bobseine, Kathy ^b   Ryan, Bryce ^b   Gray Jr , L Earl ^b   Gullett, Brian K ^a   Wilson, Vickie S ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLAME RETARDANTS; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; WASTE INCINERATION;

ESTROGENIC COMPOUNDS; LUCIFERASE ACTIVITY;

POLLUTION DETECTION;

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; LUCIFERASE;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLAME RETARDANTS; POLLUTION DETECTION; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; WASTE INCINERATION;

BIOASSAY; BROMINE COMPOUND; COMBUSTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; RODENT; SOLID WASTE; TOXICOLOGY;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; COMBUSTION; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FRACTIONATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; RAT; UTERUS WEIGHT;

ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; COMPUTERS; ELECTRONICS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HEAT; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; REFUSE DISPOSAL; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 37249089797     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es071425p     Document Type: Article

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