Changes in concentrations of hydrophilic organic contaminants and of endocrine-disrupting potential downstream of small communities located adjacent to headwaters

Environment International

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 22-31

  Jarosova, B ^a   Blaha, L ^a   Vrana, B ^a   Randak, T ^b   Grabic, R ^b   Giesy, J P ^c,d,e,f,g   Hilscherova, K ^a  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^f KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^g NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Androgen; Dioxin like activity; Estrogen; In vitro assay; POCIS; Waste Water Treatment Plant

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CYTOTOXICITY; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS; LOCATION; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PESTICIDES; RIVERS; TOXICITY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ANDROGEN; DIOXIN-LIKE ACTIVITIES; ESTROGEN; IN-VITRO ASSAYS; POCIS;

RIVER POLLUTION;

ANDROGEN; DIOXIN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGEN; RIVER WATER;

ANDROGEN; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIOXIN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; TOXICITY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CYTOTOXICITY; CZECH REPUBLIC; ECOTOXICITY; HYDROPHILICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

CZECH REPUBLIC;

EID: 84860555409     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2012.04.001     Document Type: Article

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