Persistence of estrogenic activity in soils following land application of biosolids

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 26-28

  Langdon, Kate A ^a,b   Warne, Michael S T J ^b   Smernik, Ronald J ^a   Shareef, Ali ^b   Kookana, Rai S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biosolids; Endocrine disruptor; Environmental toxicology; Soil contamination; Yeast estrogen screen

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY; ESTROGENIC ACTIVITIES; ESTROGENIC COMPOUNDS; LAND APPLICATIONS; RECOMBINANT YEAST; SOIL CONTAMINATION; YEAST ESTROGEN SCREEN;

BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOSOLIDS; SOILS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

4 NONYLPHENOL; 4 TERT OCTYLPHENOL; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL;

BIOASSAY; BIOSOLID; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONTAMINATED LAND; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; PERSISTENCE; RECOMBINATION; SOIL POLLUTION; YEAST;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOSOLID; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL PROPERTY; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; YEAST ESTROGEN SCREEN BIOASSAY;

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGENS; HUMANS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEWAGE; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84890792066     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.2395     Document Type: Article

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