Distribution and sources of phytosterols in coastal and river sediments of south-central Chile;Distribución y fuentes de fitoesteroles en sedimentos costeros y de ríos del centro-sur de Chile

Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 61-84

  Saavedra, Luisa ^a,b   Quiñones, Renato A ^a,b   Becerra, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b Laboratorio de Química de Productos Naturales ^*  (Chile)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Chile; Endocrine disruption; Phytosterols; Pulp mill

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899628259     PISSN: None     EISSN: 0718560X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3856/vol42-issue1-fulltext-5     Document Type: Article

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