Isomer-specific degradation and endocrine disrupting activity of nonylphenols

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 6399-6408

  Gabriel, Frédéric L P ^a   Routledge, Edwin J ^b   Heidlberger, Andy ^a   Rentsch, Daniel ^c   Guenther, Klaus ^d   Giger, Walter ^a   Sumpter, John P ^b   Kohler, Hans Peter E ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^d FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; DEGRADATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETERS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEAR PROPULSION; SPECTROMETRY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON; PHENOLS;

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY - MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONYL PHENOL; NONYLPHENOLS; STRONG CORRELATIONS; SUBSTITUTION PATTERNS;

ISOMERS;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGEN; NONYLPHENOL;

AGING; BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PHENOL; RISK ASSESSMENT; YEAST;

ARTICLE; DIASTEREOISOMER; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; FINGER DERMATOGLYPHICS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROXYLATION; ISOMER; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; SPHINGOBACTERIA; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; YEAST;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; ISOMERISM; PHENOLS; PROTEOBACTERIA; YEASTS;

SPHINGOBIUM;

ALKYL CHAIN; CARBON ATOMS; CELL SYSTEM; DIASTEREOMERS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING ACTIVITY; ESTROGENICITY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GROUP 4; MASS SPECTROMETRIC ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NATURAL SYSTEMS; NONYLPHENOLS; SELECTIVE ENRICHMENT; SINGLE-ISOMER; SPHINGOBIUM; STRONG CORRELATION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIPS; SUBSTITUTION PATTERNS; TECHNICAL MIXTURES; YEAST ESTROGEN ASSAY;

EID: 50849114511     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es800577a     Document Type: Article

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