Endocrine disruptors in the Xochimilco Wetland, Mexico City

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 224, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Diaz Torres E ^a   Gibson, R ^b   Gonzalez Farias F ^b   Zarco Arista, A E ^a   Mazari Hiriart, M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Endocrine disruptor; Mexico; Wastewater treatment plant; Wetland; Xochimilco

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; AGRICULTURE; ENDOCRINOLOGY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HERBICIDES; PHENOLS; PLASTICIZERS; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WETLANDS;

DETECTION LIMITS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENDOCRINE SYSTEMS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/MASS SPECTROMETRY; ME-XICO; PERI-URBAN AREAS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; XOCHIMILCO;

SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS;

17ALPHA ESTRADIOL; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; PHTHALIC ACID BENZYL BUTYL ESTER; TRICLOSAN;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; WASTE FACILITY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WETLAND;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FOOD INDUSTRY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIVESTOCK; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEXICO; URBAN AREA; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER QUALITY; WETLAND;

FEDERAL DISTRICT [MEXICO]; MEXICO CITY; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; XOCHIMILCO;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84876839736     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-013-1586-1     Document Type: Article

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