Screening of multiple hormonal activities in surface water and sediment from the Pearl River system, South China, using effect-directed in vitro bioassays

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2208-2215

  Zhao, Jian Liang ^a   Ying, Guang Guo ^a   Yang, Bin ^a   Liu, Shan ^a   Zhou, Li Jun ^a   Chen, Zhi Feng ^a   Lai, Hua Jie ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Antiandrogenic activity; Estrogenic activity; Multiple hormonal activities; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECT; ANDROGEN RECEPTORS; ANDROGENIC ACTIVITY; ANTI-ANDROGENIC; ANTI-ESTROGENIC; ANTIANDROGENIC ACTIVITY; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; DETECTION FREQUENCY; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS; EQUIVALENT CONCENTRATIONS; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGENIC ACTIVITIES; GOOD CORRELATIONS; HORMONAL ACTIVITY; IN-VITRO; PEARL RIVER; RECOMBINANT YEAST; SEDIMENT SITES; SOUTH CHINA; TAMOXIFEN; ZHUJIANG;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS;

SURFACE WATER;

AQUATIC ORGANISM; BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; HORMONE; POLLUTION EFFECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVER WATER; THRESHOLD; YEAST;

ARTICLE; HORMONE ACTION; IN VITRO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SEDIMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANDROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; ANDROGENS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CHINA; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATORS; ESTROGENS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; LIUXI RIVER; SHIJING RIVER; ZHUJIANG;

EID: 80052638911     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.625     Document Type: Article

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