BPA and environmental estrogen in potable water sources in Enugu municipality, south-east, Nigeria

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 534-537

  Maduka Ignatius, C ^d   Ezeonu Francis, E ^a   Neboh Emeka, E ^b   Shu Elvis, N ^c   Ikekpeazu Ebele, J ^c  

^a NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b ENUGU STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Bisphenol A; Enugu; Environmental estrogen; Nigeria; Potable water sources

Indexed keywords

BISPHENOL A; ENUGU; ENVIRONMENTAL ESTROGENS; NIGERIA; RAIN WATER; RIVER WATER; STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE; TAP WATER; WATER SOURCE; WELL WATER;

PHENOLS; RAIN;

POTABLE WATER;

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGEN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; RAIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NIGERIA; RIVER; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTROGENS; NIGERIA; PHENOLS; RAIN; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 78651230364     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-010-0111-0     Document Type: Article

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