Estrogen pollution in a highly productive ecosystem off central-south Chile

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1530-1537

  Bertin, Angéline ^a,b   Inostroza, Pedro A ^a   Quiñones, Renato A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOLOGÍA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Central south Chile; Coast; Sediment; Steroid estrogen

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL-SOUTH CHILE; COAST; COASTAL SEDIMENTS; DRY WEIGHT; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; HEALTH CONCERNS; HUMAN HEALTH; HUMAN POPULATION; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; SEWAGE PLANTS; STEROID ESTROGENS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEWAGE;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL;

BIOACCUMULATION; COASTAL SEDIMENT; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; MARINE POLLUTION; POPULATION SIZE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHILE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); MARINE ENVIRONMENT; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT;

BIOTA; CHILE; ECOSYSTEM; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTROGENS; ESTRONE; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HUMANS; POPULATION DENSITY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CHILE;

EID: 79959333940     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.04.002     Document Type: Article

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