Anthropogenic tracers, endocrine disrupting chemicals, and endocrine disruption in Minnesota lakes

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 409, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 100-111

  Writer, Jeffrey H ^a   Barber, Larry B ^a   Brown, Greg K ^a   Taylor, Howard E ^a   Kiesling, Richard L ^a   Ferrey, Mark L ^b   Jahns, Nathan D ^c   Bartell, Steve E ^c   Schoenfuss, Heiko L ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY   (United States)

^c ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

17 estradiol; 4 nonylphenol; Bisphenol A; Endocrine disruption; Lakes; Non point sources

Indexed keywords

4-NONYLPHENOL; ALKYLPHENOLS; ANTHROPOGENIC CHEMICALS; BISPHENOL A; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION; FATHEAD MINNOW; MINNESOTA; MOLECULAR TRACER; NON-POINT SOURCE; PLASMA VITELLOGENIN; POTENTIAL SOURCES; STEROIDAL HORMONES; TROPHIC CONDITIONS; TROPHIC STATUS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

CHEMICALS; FISH; LAND USE; PHENOLS; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

LAKES;

4 NONYLPHENOL; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ALKYLPHENOL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; LAKE WATER; VITELLOGENIN;

DISCHARGE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FISH; LAND USE; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; TRACER; WASTEWATER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FISH; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LAKE; LAND USE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEDIMENT; TESTICULAR FEMINIZATION; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; FISHES; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MINNESOTA; PHENOLS; STEROIDS; VITELLOGENINS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

MINNESOTA; UNITED STATES;

PIMEPHALES PROMELAS;

EID: 78149358389     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.07.018     Document Type: Article

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