Development and validation of a GC-MS method for the evaluation of 17 endocrine disruptor compounds, including phytoestrogens and sitosterol, in coastal waters - Their spatial and seasonal levels in Porto costal region (Portugal)

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 281-296

  Rocha, Maria João ^a,b,c   Cruzeiro, Catarina ^a   Rocha, Eduardo ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES IUCS   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Alkylphenol ethoxylates; Alkylphenols; Estrogens; Method validation; Phytoestrogens; Sitosterol

Indexed keywords

ALKYLPHENOL; AMMONIA; CHLOROTRIMETHYLSILANE; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGEN; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; NITRATE; NITRITE; PHOSPHATE; PHYTOESTROGEN; SITOSTEROL; TRIFLUOROACETAMIDE DERIVATIVE;

CALIBRATION; COASTAL WATER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SEASONALITY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CALIBRATION; COASTAL WATERS; CONDUCTANCE; ESTUARY; HYDROPHILICITY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIPOPHILICITY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PORTUGAL; SALINITY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; VALIDATION STUDY; VAPORIZATION; WATER QUALITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ESTUARIES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHYTOESTROGENS; PORTUGAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RIVERS; SEAWATER; SITOSTEROLS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

PORTO [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL;

EID: 84880888850     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2013.021     Document Type: Article

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