Characterization of endocrine disruptors from a complex matrix using estrogen receptor affinity columns and high performance liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 2705-2720

  Jondeau Cabaton, Adeline ^a   Soucasse, Amélie ^a   Jamin, Emilien L ^a   Creusot, Nicolas ^b,c   Grimaldi, Marina ^d   Jouanin, Isabelle ^a   Aït Aïssa, Sélim ^b   Balaguer, Patrick ^d   Debrauwer, Laurent ^a   Zalko, Daniel ^a  

^a TOXALIM RESEARCH CENTRE IN FOOD TOXICOLOGY   (France)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE L ENVIRONNEMENT INDUSTRIEL ET DES RISQUES INERIS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

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

Author keywords

Endocrine disruptor; Environmental pollutants; Fresh water sediment; Nuclear receptor

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FOOD CHAIN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MATRIX; PURIFICATION; SURFACE; WATER;

EID: 84876715178     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-012-1458-z     Document Type: Article

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