Screening of endocrine-disrupting phenols, herbicides, steroid estrogens, and estrogenicity in drinking water from the waterworks of 35 Italian cities and from PET-bottled mineral water

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1649-1660

  Maggioni, Silvia ^a   Balaguer, Patrick ^b   Chiozzotto, Claudia ^c   Benfenati, Emilio ^a  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE EN CANCÉROLOGIE DE MONTPELLIER   (France)

^c Euroconsumers Servizi SRL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Endocrine disruptors; Estrogenic activity; HELN cell line; LC ESI MS MS; PET bottled mineral water

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; BIOASSAY; DRINKING WATER; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; HERBICIDE; PHENOL; STEROID; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ITALY;

EID: 84874340090     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-012-1075-x     Document Type: Article

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