Nonylphenol concentration and estrogenic activity in Kaoping River and its tributaries, Taiwan

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2055-2063

  Shue, Meei Fang ^a   Chen, Fu An ^a   Kuo, Yu Tsung ^b   Chen, Ting Chien ^b  

^a TAJEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Domestic wastewater; Estradiol equivalent quotient (EEQ); In vitro bioassay; Livestock wastewater; Nonylphenol

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC WASTEWATER; ESTRADIOL EQUIVALENT QUOTIENT (EEQ); IN-VITRO; LIVESTOCK WASTEWATER; NONYLPHENOLS;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; AGRICULTURE; BIOASSAY; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PHENOLS; RIVERS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

RIVER POLLUTION;

NONYLPHENOL; ESTROGEN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; WATER;

BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; LIVESTOCK; PHENOL; RIVER POLLUTION; SAMPLE PREPARATION; SOLID WASTE; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; TAIWAN; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTION; ANIMAL; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FECES; RIVER; SEASON; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

KAOPING RIVER; TAIWAN;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ESTROGENS; FECES; HUMANS; PHENOLS; RIVERS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEASONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TAIWAN; WATER; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 67651242349     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.168     Document Type: Article

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