Estrogenic effects along the river saale

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 526-534

  Buchinger, Sebastian ^a   Heininger, Peter ^a   Schlüsener, Michael ^a   Reifferscheid, Georg ^a   Claus, Evelyn ^a  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF HYDROLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endocrine disruptor; Estrogenic potential; Nonylphenol; River Saale; Sediment

Indexed keywords

4-NONYLPHENOLS; CATCHMENT AREA; DRY WEIGHT; ELEVATED LEVEL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUND; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGENIC ACTIVITIES; ESTROGENIC EFFECT; ESTROGENIC POTENTIAL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; NONYLPHENOLS; RIVER ELBE; SAMPLING SITE; SEDIMENT EXTRACTS; STEROIDAL ESTROGENS; STRONG CORRELATION; YEAST ESTROGEN SCREEN;

BIOACTIVITY; CATCHMENTS; PHENOLS; RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS;

RIVER POLLUTION;

4 ISO NONYLPHENOL; 4 NONYLPHENOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; PHENOL; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVER SYSTEM; SAMPLING; STEROID; YEAST;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; DRY WEIGHT; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SEDIMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTROGENS; ESTRONE; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GERMANY; PHENOLS; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

ELBE RIVER; GERMANY; SAALE RIVER;

EID: 84873950844     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.2103     Document Type: Article

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