The challenge presented by progestins in ecotoxicological research: A critical review

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 2625-2638

  Kumar, Vimal ^a   Johnson, Andrew C ^b   Trubiroha, Achim ^c   Tumová, Jitka ^a   Ihara, Masaru ^d   Grabic, Roman ^a   Kloas, Werner ^e,f   Tanaka, Hiroaki ^d   Kroupová, Hana Kocour ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^f HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; EFFLUENTS; FISH; SEWAGE; STEROID HORMONES;

BIO-CONCENTRATION FACTORS; ENDOMETRIAL CANCER; ENVIRONMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; ETHYNODIOL DIACETATE; HUMAN THERAPEUTICS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MEDICAL CONDITIONS; MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTORS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANDROGEN; DESOGESTREL; ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; ETHISTERONE; ETONOGESTREL; ETYNODIOL DIACETATE; GESTAGEN; GESTODENE; GLUCOCORTICOID; LEVONORGESTREL; MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; NANDROLONE; NORELGESTROMIN; NORETHISTERONE; NORGESTIMATE; SURFACE WATER; TRANSCORTIN; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOACCUMULATION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EFFLUENT; EGG PRODUCTION; FISH; LITERATURE REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX HORMONE; SURFACE WATER;

ANURA; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; AQUATIC SPECIES; ECOTOXICITY; EGG PRODUCTION; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FISH; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER; SEWAGE; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; ANIMAL; ECOTOXICOLOGY; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANURA; VERTEBRATA;

ANIMALS; ECOTOXICOLOGY; FISHES; PROGESTINS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84924070811     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es5051343     Document Type: Review

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