Meta-analysis of environmental contamination by alkylphenols

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 3798-3819

  Bergé, Alexandre ^a,b   Cladière, Mathieu ^b   Gasperi, Johnny ^b   Coursimault, Annie ^a   Tassin, Bruno ^b   Moilleron, Régis ^b  

^a Centre Universitaire des Saints Pères   (France)

^b Universite Paris Est   (France)

Author keywords

Nonylphenol; Nonylphenol ethoxylate; Review; State of the art

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ETHYLENE GLYCOL DERIVATIVE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; TERICS;

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; DETERGENT; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; HERBICIDE; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; META-ANALYSIS; PHENOL; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SURFACE WATER; TOXIC MATERIAL; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; URBAN POLLUTION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT; WATERWAY TRANSPORT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; META ANALYSIS; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; ETHYLENE GLYCOLS; EUROPE; PHENOLS;

EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84867099015     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-012-1094-7     Document Type: Review

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