Total estrogenic activity and nonylphenol concentration in the Donggang River, Taiwan

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 168, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 91-101

  Shue, Meei Fang ^a   Chen, Fu An ^a   Chen, Ting Chien ^b  

^a TAJEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Estradiol equivalent concentration (EEQ); In vitro bioassay; Nonylphenol (NP); Surface water

Indexed keywords

CELL LINES; DRY SEASONS; EQUIVALENT CONCENTRATIONS; ESTROGENIC ACTIVITIES; HIGH-FLOW RATE; IN VITRO BIOASSAY; IN-VITRO; NONYLPHENOLS; OCCURRENCE AND DISTRIBUTION; WET SEASON;

BIOASSAY; CELL CULTURE; DROUGHT; PHENOLS; SEAWATER; SURFACE WATERS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

ESTRADIOL; NONYLPHENOL; RAIN; SEA WATER; ESTROGEN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; RIVER WATER; SURFACE WATER; WATER QUALITY; XENOBIOTICS;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FLOW RATE; FLUORESCENCE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; RIVER; SEASONAL VARIATION; TAIWAN; ANALYSIS; BIOASSAY; CHEMISTRY; TOXICITY; TUMOR CELL LINE; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CELL LINE, TUMOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; HUMANS; PHENOLS; RIVERS; TAIWAN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

DONGGANG RIVER; TAIWAN;

EID: 77955421822     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-009-1093-4     Document Type: Article

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