Estrogenic chemicals and estrogenicity in river waters of South Korea and seven Asian countries

Chemosphere

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 286-293

  Duong, Cuong N ^a,b   Ra, Jin Sung ^a   Cho, Jaeweon ^a   Kim, Sang D ^c   Choi, Hoon K ^c   Park, Ji Hyung ^d   Kim, Kyoung W ^a   Inam, Edu ^a   Kim, Sang Don ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b National Institute of Environmental Research   (South Korea)

^c Yeongsan River Environment Research Center   (South Korea)

^d Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Estradiol equivalent; Gas chromatography mass spectrometry; Sewage treatment plants; Surface water

Indexed keywords

CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; EFFLUENTS; ENDOCRINOLOGY; FLAVONOIDS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GAS PLANTS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHENOLS; RIVERS; SURFACE WATERS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

ESTRADIOL EQUIVALENT; ESTROGENIC ACTIVITIES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; LIQUID-LIQUID EXTRACTION; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; OCCURRENCE AND DISTRIBUTION; PHENOLIC XENOESTROGENS; SAMPLING FREQUENCIES;

SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS;

4 OCTYLPHENOL; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; GENISTEIN; NONYLPHENOL; RIVER WATER; SURFACE WATER;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHENOL; RIVER WATER; SAMPLING; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAMBODIA; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INDONESIA; LAOS; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; MALAYSIA; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; SOUTH KOREA; THAILAND; VIET NAM; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER ANALYSIS;

CAMBODIA; CHINA; INDONESIA; LAOS; MALAYSIA; SOMJIN RIVER; SOUTH KOREA; THAILAND; VIET NAM; YOUNGSAN RIVER;

EID: 72149128452     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.10.048     Document Type: Article

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