Fate and levels of steroid oestrogens and androgens in waste stabilisation ponds: Quantification by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 677-684

  Coleman, H M ^a   Le Minh, N ^a   Khan, S J ^a   Short, M D ^a   Chernicharo, C ^b   Stuetz, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Endocrine disrupters; Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry; Steroid oestrogens and androgens; Waste stabilisation ponds; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

CHROMATOGRAPHY; COMPUTER CRIME; HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LAKES; LIQUIDS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; REMOVAL; STABILIZATION PONDS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER RECYCLING; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WATERWORKS;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY-TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; OESTROGENS; WASTE STABILISATION POND; WASTE STABILISATION PONDS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

17ALPHA ESTRADIOL; ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANOLONE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANDROSTERONE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; ETIOCHOLANOLONE; LAKE WATER; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE; TRENBOLONE;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; MASS SPECTROMETRY; STABILIZATION; STEROID; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; POND; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 84988290527     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.950     Document Type: Article

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