Drospirenone (DRS) is a synthetic progestin increasingly used in oral contraceptives with
similar effects to progesterone (P4). Wild fish are exposed to DRS and P4 through …

The aquatic environment is polluted with thousands of chemicals. It is currently unclear
which of these pose a significant threat to aquatic biota. The typical exposure scenario is …

Synthetic oral contraceptives (SOCs) are a group of compounds with progestagenic and/or
androgenic activities, with some also possessing estrogenic activities. Recent research has …

The effect of combined exposure to decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209) and lead (Pb) on
neurodevelopment of zebrafish (Danio rerio) larvae was investigated. Zebrafish embryos …

Progesterone (P4) and synthetic progestins (gestagens) from contraceptives and hormone
therapy occur in treated wastewater and surface water, and they may have adverse effects …

In this study, a highly sensitive and robust method using an ultra-high-performance liquid
chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry combined with solid-phase extraction and …

The presence of active pharmaceuticals ingredients (APIs) in aquatic systems has led in
recent years to a burgeoning literature examining environmental occurrence, fate, effects …

Vast numbers of xenobiotics are known still to be present in treated municipal wastewater
treatment plant (WWTP) effluents. Some of these possess endocrine-disrupting potency and …

Abstract Changes in the endocrine potency of municipal wastewater at 3 wastewater
treatment plants (WWTPs) in Australia were investigated using a panel of in vitro receptor …

Abstract High concentrations (375 ng/L) of the steroid hormone progesterone (P4) were
measured in snowmelt runoff associated with large livestock‐feeding operations in …