Environmental estrogens in an urban aquatic ecosystem: I. Spatial and temporal occurrence of estrogenic activity in effluent-dominated systems

Environment International

Volumn 61, Issue , 2013, Pages 127-137

  Martinovic Weigelt, Dalma ^a   Minarik, Thomas A ^b   Curran, Erin M ^a   Marchuk, Jascha S ^a   Pazderka, Matt J ^a   Smith, Eric A ^a   Goldenstein, Rachel L ^a   Miresse, Christine L ^a   Matlon, Thomas J ^a   Schultz, Melissa M ^c   Schoenfuss, Heiko L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

^b Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago   (United States)

^c 931 College Mall   (United States)

^d ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Combined sewer overflow; Effluent; Estrogen; Runoff; Stormwater; Water quality

Indexed keywords

COMBINED SEWERS; EFFLUENTS; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SNOW; STORMS; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS; ENVIRONMENTAL ESTROGENS; ESTROGEN; ESTROGENIC ACTIVITIES; STORMWATERS; WATER QUALITY MONITORING; WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS; WATER RECLAMATION PLANTS;

WATER POLLUTION;

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; RUNOFF;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; EFFLUENT; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; RUNOFF; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STORMWATER; WATER QUALITY;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEWER OUTFALL; SPRING; STREAM (RIVER); SUMMER; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84886947339     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2013.07.018     Document Type: Article

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