Determination of estrogenic endocrine disruptors in environmental samples-a review of chromatographic methods

Critical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 194-201

  Kozlowska Tylingo, Katarzyna ^a   Namieśnik, Jacek ^a   Górecki, Tadeusz ^b  

^a GDANSK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drinking water; EDC's; Estrogens; Hormons; HPLC; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS MATRICES; BIOANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES; CHROMATOGRAPHIC METHODS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES; DRINKING WATER; E-SCREEN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING ACTIVITY; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUND; ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE; ESTROGENIC ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; IN-VITRO; NATURAL WATER BODIES; SPECIATION ANALYSIS;

CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; POTABLE WATER; PURIFICATION; SURFACE WATERS; WASTEWATER;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

DETECTION METHOD; DRINKING WATER; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; HORMONE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); WASTEWATER;

EID: 77955177620     PISSN: 10408347     EISSN: 15476510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408347.2010.490488     Document Type: Review

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