Channel catfish estrogenicity and sewer overflows; implications for xenoestrogen exposure

Proceedings of the 2007 National Conference on Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 345-352

  Volz, Conrad Daniel ^a,b,c   Houghton, Frank ^d   Sussman, Nancy ^d   Lenzner, Diana ^d   Davis, Devra ^d   Donovan, Maryann ^d   El Hefnawy, Talal ^d   Eagon, Patricia ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Center for Healthy Environments and Communities   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; FISH; POTABLE WATER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; SEWERS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CONTAMINATED AREAS; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGENIC ACTIVITIES; HUMAN BREAST CANCER; LARGE POPULATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL LEVELS; UNTREATED SEWAGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

EID: 84900046182     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-88483-7_47     Document Type: Conference Paper

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