Estrogenic compounds in seawater and sediment from Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 18-25

  Robinson, Brian J ^a,b   Hui, Joseph P M ^c   Soo, Evelyn C ^a,c   Hellou, Jocelyne ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bisphenol A; Estradiol; Estrogenic; Ethinylestradiol; Halifax harbour

Indexed keywords

BISPHENOL A; ESTROGENIC COMPOUNDS; ESTROGENIC CONTAMINANTS; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; HALIFAX HARBOUR; ION ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY-TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHOD DETECTION LIMITS; NATURAL PRODUCTS; NOVA SCOTIA; OCTANOL-WATER PARTITION COEFFICIENT; POTENT COMPOUNDS; SECONDARY TREATMENT PLANTS; SOLID-PHASE EXTRACTION; SURFACE SEDIMENTS; SUSPENDED PARTICLES; TOTAL ORGANIC CONTENTS; TWO LAYERS;

CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHENOLS; PLASTICIZERS; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SORPTION; WATER POLLUTION;

EXTRACTION;

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN DERIVATIVE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; SEA WATER; ESTROGEN;

ALCOHOL; DISCHARGE; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; EXTRACTION METHOD; FRACTIONATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PARTITIONING; SEAWATER; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SORPTION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CANADA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SAMPLING; CHEMISTRY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; WATER POLLUTANT;

CANADA; HALIFAX HARBOR; NOVA SCOTIA;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ESTROGENS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; NOVA SCOTIA; SEAWATER; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 65449158906     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/08-203.1     Document Type: Article

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