Predicted-no-effect concentrations for the steroid estrogens estrone, 17β-estradiol, estriol, and 17α-ethinylestradiol

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1396-1406

  Caldwell, Daniel J ^a   Mastrocco, Frank ^b   Anderson, Paul D ^c,d   Länge, Reinhard ^e   Sumpter, John P ^f  

^a JOHNSON AND JOHNSON   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

^c Arcadis US   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

^f BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

17 Ethinylestradiol; 17 Estradiol; Estriol; Estrone; Predicted no effect concentration

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ORGANISMS; AQUATIC TOXICITY; ESTRIOL; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; IN-VIVO; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; PREDICTED NO-EFFECT CONCENTRATIONS; REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS; SPECIES SENSITIVITY DISTRIBUTIONS; STEROID ESTROGENS; VITELLOGENIN;

CHEMISTRY;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; VITELLOGENIN;

AQUATIC ORGANISM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION MONITORING; PROTEIN; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; STEROID; TOXICITY TEST;

AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; IN VIVO STUDY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; PREDICTED NO EFFECT CONCENTRATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES SENSITIVITY DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTRONE; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FISHES; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VITELLOGENINS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84861222633     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.1825     Document Type: Article

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