Environmental oestrogens have been implicated in the pathogenesis of hormonally treated
cancers (such as breast and prostate cancer), male infertility, and abnormalities of the male …

An extensive study was carried out in the Netherlands on the occurrence of a number of
estrogenic compounds in surface water, sediment, biota, wastewater, rainwater and on the …

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) receive a large spectrum of endocrine disrupting
compounds (EDCs) that are partially eliminated during treatment processes and discharged …

We report a survey on the occurrence and distribution of natural (17β-estradiol, E2; estrone,
E1) and synthetic (nonylphenol, NP; nonylphenol monoethoxylate carboxylate, NP1EC; …

This review provides insights into the distribution and impact of oestrogens and xeno-
oestrogens in the aquatic environment and highlights some significant knowledge gaps in …

Environmental estrogenic chemicals interrupt endocrine systems and generate reproductive
abnormalities in wildlife, especially natural and synthetic estrogenic steroid hormones such …

In order to identify the dominant contributors to estrogenic activity in environmental waters, a
comprehensive fractionation method using silica gel column chromatography, combined …

Estrogen levels were assessed in surface sediments from one of the most industrialized and
urbanized estuarine systems in Latin America (SSES, Santos and São Vicente estuarine …

Estrogenic activity risks in the Pearl River system (Liuxi River, Zhujiang River and Shi**g
River) in South China were assessed by combined chemical analysis and recombinant …

The sorption characteristics of 10 organic chemicals, categorized as pharmaceuticals,
estrogens and phenols, onto synthetic suspended particle (ie, alumina) coated with humic …