Analysis of eight oil spill dispersants using rapid, in vitro tests for endocrine and other biological activity

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 5979-5985

  Judson, Richard S ^a   Martin, Matthew T ^a   Reif, David M ^a   Houck, Keith A ^a   Knudsen, Thomas B ^a   Rotroff, Daniel M ^a   Xia, Menghang ^b   Sakamuru, Srilatha ^b   Huang, Ruili ^b   Shinn, Paul ^b   Austin, Christopher P ^b   Kavlock, Robert J ^a   Dix, David J ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTORS; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES; BIOLOGICAL PATHWAYS; CYTOTOXIC; DEEPWATER; DISPERSANTS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; HIGH-THROUGHPUT ASSAYS; IN-VITRO; IN-VITRO TESTS; MAMMALIAN CELLS; NONYLPHENOL ETHOXYLATES; NONYLPHENOLS; OIL SPILL DISPERSANTS; TOXICITY DATA; TOXICITY TESTING; USED PRODUCT; WEAK SIGNALS;

CELL CULTURE; MAMMALS; OIL SPILLS; PHENOLS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TISSUE CULTURE; TOXICITY;

ASSAYS;

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; NONYLPHENOL; NONYLPHENOL ETHOXYLIC ACID; OIL DISPERSANT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOASSAY; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; DEEP WATER; DISPERSANT; OIL SPILL; SOLVENT; SURFACTANT; TOXICITY;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LC 50; MAMMAL CELL; NONHUMAN; OIL SPILL; REFERENCE VALUE;

CHEMICAL HAZARD RELEASE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; LIPIDS; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 77955115500     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es102150z     Document Type: Article

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