GC-MS/MS measurement of natural and synthetic estrogens in receiving waters and mussels close to a raw sewage ocean outfall

Chemosphere

Volumn 76, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1156-1162

  Saravanabhavan, Gurusankar ^a   Helleur, Robert ^a   Hellou, Jocelyne ^b,c  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

GC (ion trap) MS MS; Mussels; Natural and synthetic estrogens; Seawater; Sewage effluent

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ECOSYSTEMS; EFFLUENTS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ION CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SEAWATER; SEWAGE;

ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE; ION TRAPS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; METHOD DETECTION LIMITS; MUSSELS; RECEIVING WATERS; SEWAGE EFFLUENTS; SYNTHETIC ESTROGENS;

MOLLUSCS;

DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; SEA WATER; WATER;

EFFLUENT; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SEWAGE OUTFALL;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; EXTRACTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ION TRAP MASS SPECTROMETRY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEASUREMENT; MUSSEL; SEWER OUTFALL; WATER ANALYSIS;

CANADA; HALIFAX HARBOR; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA;

ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; ESTROGENS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; SEAWATER; SEWAGE; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 67651147982     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.04.006     Document Type: Article

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