Occurrence of glucocorticogenic activity in various surface waters in The Netherlands

Chemosphere

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 450-454

  Schriks, Merijn ^a   van der Linden, Sander C ^b   Stoks, Peter G M ^c   van der Burg, Bart ^b   Puijker, Leo ^a   de Voogt, Pim ^a,d   Heringa, Minne B ^a  

^a KWR WATERCYCLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b BIODETECTION SYSTEMS B V   (Netherlands)

^c Dutch Association of Rhine Waterworks   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Endocrine disruption; GR CALUX; Monitoring; Pharmaceuticals; Rhine

Indexed keywords

DRUG PRODUCTS; MONITORING; POTABLE WATER; SURFACE WATER RESOURCES;

DRINKING WATER PRODUCTION; DUTCH SURFACE WATERS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCHES; GR CALUX; HUMAN HEALTH EFFECTS; RHINE;

SURFACE WATERS;

DEXAMETHASONE; DRINKING WATER; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; GLUCOCORTICOID; PESTICIDE; RIVER WATER; SURFACE WATER;

BIOMONITORING; DRINKING WATER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; HORMONE; POLLUTION EFFECT; SURFACE WATER;

AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; DNA RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; GLUCOCORTICOGENIC ACTIVITY; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; NETHERLANDS; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

NETHERLANDS;

DRINKING WATER; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION; GR CALUX; MONITORING; PHARMACEUTICALS; RHINE;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DRINKING WATER; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84882927404     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.04.091     Document Type: Article

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