Endocrine actions of pesticides measured in the Flemish environment and health studies (FLEHS I and II)

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 22, Issue 19, 2015, Pages 14589-14599

  Croes, K ^a   Den Hond, E ^b   Bruckers, L ^c   Govarts, E ^b   Schoeters, G ^b,d   Covaci, A ^d   Loots, I ^d   Morrens, B ^d   Nelen, V ^e   Sioen, I ^f   Van Larebeke, N ^a   Baeyens, W ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^c HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^e Provincial Institute for Hygiene   (Belgium)

^f GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Endocrine disruption; FLEHS; Hormones; Human biomonitoring; Pesticides; Sexual development

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SEX HORMONE; SEXUAL MATURITY; TESTOSTERONE;

BELGIUM; FLANDERS;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; HORMONE; PESTICIDE; POLLUTANT;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; POLLUTANT; SEXUAL MATURATION; TOXICITY; URINE;

ADOLESCENT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH; HORMONES; HUMANS; MALE; PESTICIDES; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 84943201513     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3437-z     Document Type: Article

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