Ultra-trace analysis of multiple endocrine-disrupting chemicals in municipal and bleached kraft mill effluents using gas chromatography-high- resolution mass spectrometry

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 243-251

  Ikonomou, Michael G ^a   Cai, Sheng Suan ^a   Fernandez, Marc P ^b   Blair, Joel D ^a   Fischer, Maike ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endocrine disrupting chemicals; Gas chromatography high resolution mass spectrometry; Municipal effluents; Pulp mill effluents

Indexed keywords

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SEWAGE; TOXIC MATERIALS; WASTEWATER;

ENDOCRINE-DISRUPTING CHEMICALS; MUNICIPAL EFFLUENTS; PHYTOESTROGENS; PULP MILL EFFLUENTS;

EFFLUENTS;

CHOLESTANOL; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL DERIVATIVE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; ERGOSTEROL; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PHYTOESTROGEN; PHYTOSTEROL; PLASTICIZER; SITOSTANOL; STEROID; STEROL DERIVATIVE; SURFACTANT;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DETECTION METHOD; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; SEWAGE TREATMENT; STEROID; SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULP MILL; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTE WATER; WATER ANALYSIS; CANADA; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; PAPER; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANT;

FUNGI;

CANADA; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PAPER; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 42449094579     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/07-136R.1     Document Type: Article

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