Occurrence of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in riverine sediments from the Pearl River Delta, China

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 63, Issue 5-12, 2011, Pages 556-563

  Gong, Jian ^a,b,c   Ran, Yong ^a   Chen, Di Yun ^b   Yang, Yu ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Distribution; Endocrine disrupting chemicals; Pearl River Delta; Sediments

Indexed keywords

4-NONYLPHENOL; 4-TERT-OCTYLPHENOL; BISPHENOL A; DISTRIBUTION; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS; PEARL RIVER; PEARL RIVER DELTA; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; RIVERINE SEDIMENTS; STEROID ESTROGENS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; ULTRASONICATION EXTRACTION;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; GEMS; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; ORGANIC CARBON; PHENOLS; RIVERS; WASTEWATER; WATER ANALYSIS;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

4 NONYLPHENOL; 4 TERT OCTYLPHENOL; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; ORGANIC CARBON;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; POLLUTION CONTROL; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CHINA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; EXTRACTION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; RIVER; SEDIMENT; WASTE WATER; WATER CONTAMINATION;

CARBON; CHINA; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; PHENOLS; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

EID: 79960354271     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.01.026     Document Type: Article

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