The occurrence, causes, and consequences of estrogens in the aquatic environment

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 249-251

  Sumpter, John P ^a   Jobling, Susan ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; NONYLPHENOL;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; TOXICITY TEST;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; FEMINIZATION; FISH; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TOXICITY; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; YEAST;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTROGENS; HUMANS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84872531630     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.2084     Document Type: Article

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