Occurrence and partitioning of endocrine-disrupting compounds in the marine environment of Thermaikos Gulf, Northern Aegean Sea, Greece

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2443-2452

  Arditsoglou, Anastasia ^a   Voutsa, Dimitra ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Mussels; Nonylphenol; Partition coefficients; Risk; Seawater; Sediment

Indexed keywords

AEGEAN SEA; BIOCONCENTRATION FACTOR; BISPHENOL A; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUND; ETHOXYLATES; ETHYNYLESTRADIOL; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MUSSELS; NONYLPHENOLS; OCTYLPHENOLS; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTERS; THERMAIKOS GULF;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS; ENDOCRINOLOGY; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; OLIGOMERS; POLLUTION DETECTION; RISKS; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SHELLFISH;

PHENOLS;

17ALPHA ESTRADIOL; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; DIETHOXYLATE OLIGOMER; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; MESTRANOL; MONOOLIGOMER; NONYLPHENOL; OCTYLPHENOL; OLIGOMER; ORGANIC CARBON; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SEA WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOACCUMULATION; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE POLLUTION; MARINE SEDIMENT; MOLLUSC; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTITIONING; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; POLLUTANT SOURCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAWATER; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOTA; GREECE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTRONE; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; GREECE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PHENOLS; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

AEGEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; THERMAIKOS GULF;

EID: 84868192851     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.07.048     Document Type: Article

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