The identification of endocrine disrupting chemicals in surface waters is challenging as they
comprise a variety of structures which are often present at nanomolar concentrations and …

Pharmaceuticals and personal care products, antibiotics, estrogens, and antiandrogens are
found widely in aquatic environments. Monitoring studies by sampling surface water and …

Recent urban public water supply contamination events emphasize the importance of
screening treated drinking water quality after distribution. In vitro bioassays, when run …

A new method was developed for the analysis of natural and synthetic androgenic steroids
and their selected metabolites in aquatic environmental matrixes using direct large-volume …

The river Lambro is the most polluted tributary of the river Po in North Italy and was chosen
as a representative water course discharging industrialized areas. Water and sediment …

Among all the nuclear-receptor mediated endocrine disruptive effects, antiandrogenicity is
frequently observed in aquatic environments and may pose a risk to aquatic organisms …

Unknown compounds with (anti-) androgenic activities enter the aquatic environment via
municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Progestins are well-known environmental …

The present work describes the development and validation of a sensitive method for the
determination of traces of diverse groups of pharmaceuticals and endocrine disruptors in …

The quality of surface waters is threatened by pollution with low concentrations of bioactive
chemicals, among which those interfering with steroid hormone systems. Induced by reports …

A bioanalytical approach was used to identify chemical contaminants at river sites located
downstream from a pharmaceutical factory, where reproductive alterations in wild fish have …