Bioassay of estrogenicity and chemical analyses of estrogens in streams across the United States associated with livestock operations

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 3347-3363

  Alvarez, D A ^a   Shappell, N W ^b   Billey, L O ^b   Bermudez, D S ^c,f   Wilson, V S ^d   Kolpin, D W ^e   Perkins, S D ^a   Evans, N ^d   Foreman, W T ^e   Gray, J L ^e   Shipitalo, M J ^b   Meyer, M T ^e  

^a Jackson Field Research Station   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^e U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^f S C Johnson & Son Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

E Screen; POCIS; T47D KBluc; YES

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CULTIVATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROGEOLOGY; LAND USE; MANURES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; RIVERS; WATERSHEDS;

CONDITION; ESTROGENIC ACTIVITIES; ESTROGENICITY; ESTROGENICITY SCREEN; LIVESTOCK OPERATIONS; OESTROGENS; POCIS; T47D-KBLUC; WATER SAMPLES; YEAST ESTROGEN SCREEN;

FERTILIZERS;

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE;

BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; EUTROPHICATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FISH; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MANURE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NITROGEN; SAMPLING; SURFACE WATER; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BEEF; BIOASSAY; CATTLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGENICITY; FISH; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HORMONE ACTION; LAND USE; LIVESTOCK; MANURE; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; POLAR ORGANIC CHEMICAL INTEGRATIVE SAMPLER; POULTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SWINE; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WATER SAMPLING; WATERSHED;

UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; BOS; SUIDAE;

EID: 84877677915     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.03.028     Document Type: Article

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