Simultaneous Analysis of Natural Free Estrogens and Their Sulfate Conjugates in Wastewater

Clean - Soil, Air, Water

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1146-1151

  Liu, Ze hua ^a   Kanjo, Yoshinori ^a   Mizutani, Satoshi ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acid solvolysis; GC MS; Natural free estrogens; Sulfate conjugates; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; GROUNDWATER; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; SULFATE; WASTEWATER; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 78650250222     PISSN: 18630650     EISSN: 18630669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clen.200900283     Document Type: Article

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