Bioassay of estrogenic activity of effluent and influent in a farm wastewater treatment plant using an in vitro recombinant assay with yeast cells

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 381-388

  Li, Xiang Ming ^a   Luo, Fang Ni ^a   Liu, Gui Xia ^a   Zhu, Ping Ting ^a  

^a YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Environmental estrogens; Farm wastewater; Recombinant gene yeast

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 57249110670     PISSN: 08953988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-3988(08)60058-6     Document Type: Article

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