Comparing predicted against measured steroid estrogen concentrations and the associated risk in two United Kingdom river catchments

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 892-898

  Williams, Richard J ^a   Churchley, John H ^b   Kanda, Rakesh ^c   Johnson, Andrew C ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b SEVERN TRENT WATER LTD   (United Kingdom)

^c Severn Trent Laboratories   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Avon River; Erewash River; LF2000 WQX; Modeling; Risk assessment; Steroid estrogens

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENT CONCENTRATIONS; ENGLAND; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION; LF2000-WQX; MEASURED DATA; MODEL RESULTS; RECEIVING WATERS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; RIVER CATCHMENT; RIVER SYSTEMS; SEWAGE-TREATMENT PLANT EFFLUENT; SPATIAL EXTENT; STEROID ESTROGENS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CATCHMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS;

RIVERS;

ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL;

CATCHMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; FISH; GIS; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; STEROID; WASTE FACILITY; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FISH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; SIMULATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; DISORDERS OF SEX DEVELOPMENT; ENGLAND; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; ESTRONE; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FISHES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

AVON RIVER [ENGLAND]; ENGLAND; EREWASH RIVER; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 84862808446     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.1756     Document Type: Article

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