Swine wastewater (SW) is an important source of antibiotics and hormones (A&H) in the
environment due to their large-scale application in swine industry. A&H in SW can be …

Gestagens are common pollutants accumulated in the aquatic ecosystem. Gestagens are
comprised of natural gestagens (ie progesterone) and synthetic gestagens (ie progestins) …

Nitrate is heavily used as an agricultural fertilizer and is today a ubiquitous environmental
pollutant. Environmental endocrine effects caused by nitrate have received increasing …

Industrial food animal production (IFAP) is a source of environmental microbial and chemical
hazards. A growing body of literature suggests that populations living near these operations …

Environmental transformation processes, including those occurring in natural and
engineered systems, do not necessarily drastically alter molecular structures of bioactive …

Steroids have been frequently detected in surface waters, and might pose adverse effects on
aquatic organisms. However, little information is available regarding the occurrence and …

Trenbolone acetate (TBA) is a high-value steroidal growth promoter often administered to
beef cattle, whose metabolites are potent endocrine-disrupting compounds. We performed …

Hormones are natural and synthetic compounds that are now being detected in the aquatic
environment. Many lakes in Asia are important water sources that may be affected by these …

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are compounds that interfere with the expression,
synthesis, and activity of hormones in organisms. They are released into the environment …

Androgens are released by humans and livestock into the environment and which cause
potent endocrine disruptions even at nanogram per liter levels. In this article, we reviewed …