Analysis and occurrence of alkylphenolic compounds and estrogens in a European river basin and an evaluation of their importance as priority pollutants

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Volumn 396, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1301-1309

  Brix, Rikke ^a   Postigo, Cristina ^a   González, Susana ^b   Villagrasa, Marta ^c   Navarro, Asuncion ^a   Kuster, Marina ^d   De Alda, Maria J Lopez ^a   Barceló, Damià ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^b Campus Norte de la UPC ^*  (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^d BMG Engineering Ltd   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Endocrine disrupting compounds; Estrogenicity; European quality standards

Indexed keywords

ALKYLPHENOL ETHOXYLATES; ALKYLPHENOLIC COMPOUNDS; ALKYLPHENOLS; ANNUAL AVERAGE; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; CATCHMENT AREA; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUND; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STANDARDS; ESTROGENICITY; EUROPEAN UNION; EXPECTED EFFECTS; LOW LEVEL; NONYLPHENOLS; OCTYLPHENOLS; POTENTIAL RISKS; PRIORITY POLLUTANTS; QUALITY STANDARD; RIVER BASINS; SAMPLING CAMPAIGNS; SAMPLING POINTS; SEDIMENT SAMPLES; STEROID ESTROGENS; TARGET ANALYSIS; TOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS; WATER SAMPLES;

CARBOXYLATION; CATCHMENTS; CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; ETHERS; PHENOLS; QUALITY CONTROL; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; STANDARDS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

WATER ANALYSIS;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGEN; NONYLPHENOL; OCTYLPHENOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; RIVER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTROGENS; EUROPE; PHENOLS; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 76749095398     PISSN: 16182642     EISSN: 16182650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-009-3358-8     Document Type: Article

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