Environmental science: The hidden costs of flexible fertility

Nature

Volumn 485, Issue 7399, 2012, Pages 441-

  Owen, Richard ^a   Jobling, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHINYLESTRADIOL;

COST CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, HORMONAL; DISORDERS OF SEX DEVELOPMENT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; EUROPE; FEMALE; FISHES; FRESH WATER; HUMANS;

EID: 84861448676     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/485441a     Document Type: Note

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