Estrogens constitute a recognized group of environmental emerging contaminants which
have been proven to induce estrogenic effects in aquatic organisms exposed to them. Low …

The water flea Daphnia magna (Crustacea, Cladocera) is a cyclical parthenogen, which can
reproduce both by parthenogenesis and by sexual reproduction. With its ease of handling in …

Over six-billion pounds per year of the monomer bisphenol A (BPA) are used to manufacture
polycarbonate plastic products, resins lining cans, dental sealants, and polyvinyl chloride …

Alkylphenol ethoxylates, widely used non-ionic surfactants, are biodegraded into
alkylphenols such as nonylphenol (NP) and t-octylphenol (OP), short-chain ethoxylates such …

To assess the estrogenic activity potentially stemming from 17β-estradiol (E2) in drinking
water, ESI-LC-MS was used to identify the products of its aqueous chlorination under the …

Endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) are exogenous environmental chemicals that can
interfere with normal hormone function and present a potential threat to both environmental …

The discharge of synthetic and natural steroid estrogens from municipal wastewaters to the
aquatic environment has received increased attention because of their potential …

To evaluate the estrogenic activities of selected estrogenic compounds such as estradiol-
17β (E2), nonylphenol (NP), 4-(1-adamantyl) phenol (AdP), bisphenol A (BPA), BPA …

Endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) have attracted the attention of the scientific
community because of the effects of EDCs on aquatic fauna and the potential threat they …

Produced water, a by-product of offshore oil production, contains significant amounts of
alkylphenols (APs). Many studies have shown that APs cause endocrine disruption in …