Spatial and seasonal distribution of 17 endocrine disruptor compounds in an urban estuary (Mondego River, Portugal): Evaluation of the estrogenic load of the area

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 186, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 3337-3350

  Rocha, Maria João ^a,b,c   Cruzeiro, Catarina ^a   Reis, Mário ^d   Pardal, Miguel Ângelo ^d   Rocha, Eduardo ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES IUCS   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Alkylphenol ethoxylates; Alkylphenols; Estrogens; Phytoestrogens; Sitosterol

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS; ENDOCRINOLOGY; ESTUARIES; FLAVONOIDS; PHENOLS; POLLUTION; WATER ANALYSIS;

ALKYLPHENOL ETHOXYLATES; ALKYLPHENOLS; ESTROGENS; PHYTOESTROGENS; SITOSTEROL;

RIVER POLLUTION;

4 NONYLPHENOL; 4 NONYLPHENOL DIETHOXYLATE; 4 NONYLPHENOL MONOETHOXYLATE; 4 OCTYLPHENOL; 4 OCTYLPHENOL DIETHOXYLATE; 4 OCTYLPHENOL MONOETHOXYLATE; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; BIOCHANIN A; DAIDZEIN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; FORMONONETIN; GENISTEIN; SITOSTEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; EBB TIDE; ESTUARY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH HAZARD; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; URBAN AREA; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TEMPERATURE;

MONDEGO RIVER; PORTUGAL;

CITIES; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTROGENS; ESTUARIES; PORTUGAL; RIVERS; SEASONS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84900826715     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-014-3621-0     Document Type: Article

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