Emerging and priority contaminants with endocrine active potentials in sediments and fish from the River Po (Italy)

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 22, Issue 18, 2015, Pages 14050-14066

  Luigi, Viganò ^a   Giuseppe, Mascolo ^b   Claudio, Roscioli ^a  

^a WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Endocrine disrupters; Fish consumption; Priority substances; River Po; Sediment management

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FISH; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; FOOD CONSUMPTION; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; PRIORITIZATION; RISK FACTOR;

ITALY; LAMBRO RIVER; LOMBARDY; PO RIVER;

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; BENZHYDRYL DERIVATIVE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGEN; FLAME RETARDANT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CARP; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; ITALY; LIVER; METABOLISM; RIVER; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALS; BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; CARPS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ESTROGENS; FLAME RETARDANTS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HUMANS; ITALY; LIVER; PHENOLS; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84941180145     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-4388-8     Document Type: Article

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