Endocrine disrupting chemicals (phenol and phthalates) in the South African environment: A need for more monitoring

Water SA

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 671-682

  Olujimi, O O ^a   Fatoki, O S ^a   Odendaal, J P ^a   Okonkwo, J O ^b  

^a CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs); Monitoring; Phenols; Phthalates; South africa

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING ACTIVITY; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MATRIXES; ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY; FISH TISSUE; PHTHALATES; SOUTH AFRICA; WATER SYSTEM; WORLD ECONOMY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ANIMALS; CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ESTERS; PHENOLS; WATERWORKS;

CHEMICALS;

BIOMONITORING; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISH; PHENOL; PHTHALATE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION MONITORING; SERUM; WATER POLLUTION; WILD POPULATION;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 78349251630     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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