An assessment of potential exposure and risk from estrogens in drinking water

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 338-344

  Caldwell, Daniel J ^a   Mastrocco, Frank ^b   Nowak, Edward ^c   Johnston, James ^b   Yekel, Harry ^b   Pfeiffer, Danielle ^d   Hoyt, Marilyn ^e   DuPlessie, Beth M ^e   Anderson, Paul D ^d,f  

^a Johnson and Johnson Worldwide Environment Health and Safety ^*  (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

^c JOHNSON AND JOHNSON PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^d ARCADIS   (United States)

^e AMEC FOSTER WHEELER   (United States)

^f BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptable daily intake; Dietary intake; Drinking water; Environmental sources; Estrogen; Excretion; PhATE; Phytoestrogen; Surface water

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; ESTROGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY;

ADULT; CHILD; DIET; DRINKING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

BRYOPHYTA;

EID: 77649194009     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.0900654     Document Type: Article

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