Assessing the estrogenic potency in a Portuguese wastewater treatment plant using an integrated approach

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1613-1622

  Diniz, Mario S ^a   Maurício, Rita ^a   Petrovic, Mira ^b   De Alda, Maria J López ^b   Amaral, Leonor ^a   Peres, Isabel ^a   Barceló, Damiá ^b   Santana, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carassius auratus; Endocrine disruptors; Intersex; Steroids; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

CARASSIUS AURATUS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; INTERSEX; STEROIDS; VITELLOGENIN;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; FISH; LIPIDS; PHENOLS; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

EFFLUENTS;

11 OXOTESTOSTERONE; 11-KETOTESTOSTERONE; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; TESTOSTERONE; VITELLOGENIN;

EFFLUENT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; FISH; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTEGRATED APPROACH; STEROID; WASTE FACILITY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FISH; MALE; METABOLISM; SEWAGE; TESTIS; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ESTRADIOL; FISHES; MALE; PHENOLS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; VITELLOGENINS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CARASSIUS AURATUS; SPONDIAS PURPUREA;

EID: 77957673873     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(09)60297-7     Document Type: Article

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