Ecological risk of nonylphenol in China surface waters based on reproductive fitness

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 1256-1262

  Jin, Xiaowei ^a,b   Wang, Yeyao ^a   Jin, Wei ^c   Rao, Kaifeng ^b   Giesy, John P ^d,e,f,g   Hollert, Henner ^h   Richardson, Kristine L ⁱ   Wang, Zijian ^b  

^a CHINA NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING CENTER   (China)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^c Shijiazhuang Environmental Monitoring Center   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^e NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^h RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION LEVELS; ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT; ECOLOGICAL RISKS; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; ENDOCRINE FUNCTIONS; PREDICTED NO-EFFECT CONCENTRATIONS; SUB-LETHAL EFFECTS; YANGTZE RIVER BASIN;

AQUATIC ORGANISMS; ECOLOGY; HEALTH; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PHENOLS; SURFACE WATERS; WATERSHEDS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; NONYLPHENOL; SURFACE WATER; 4-NONYLPHENOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOMARKER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FITNESS; GROWTH RATE; LESION; PHENOL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER BASIN; SURFACE WATER; SURVIVAL;

AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEVELOPMENT; ECOSYSTEM; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; GROWTH; LETHALITY; PARTICLE SIZE; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER BASIN; SURVIVAL; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; RIVER; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UNCERTAINTY; WATER POLLUTANT;

CHINA;

ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; CHINA; ECOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PHENOMENA; GENETIC FITNESS; PHENOLS; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVERS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; UNCERTAINTY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84892711528     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es403781z     Document Type: Article

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