In the recent years, endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) has received increasing
attention due to their significant toxic effects on human beings and wildlife by affecting their …

Nonylphenol is a toxic xenobiotic compound classified as an endocrine disrupter capable of
interfering with the hormonal system of numerous organisms. It originates principally from …

To provide the first nationwide reconnaissance of the occurrence of pharmaceuticals,
hormones, and other organic wastewater contaminants (OWCs) in water resources, the US …

Plastic resin pellets (small granules 0.1− 0.5 centimeters in diameter) are widely distributed
in the ocean all over the world. They are an industrial raw material for the plastic industry …

Despite the fact that metabolites of alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEO) are classified as
hazardous substances, they continue to be released into the environment from a variety of …

An estrogen‐inducible screen was developed in yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) in order
to assess whether surfactants and their major degradation products are estrogenic. The …

Surfactants are widely used in household and industrial products. After use, surfactants as
well as their products are mainly discharged into sewage treatment plants and then …

Alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEs) are widely used surfactants in domestic and industrial
products, which are commonly found in wastewater discharges and in sewage treatment …

We investigated the efficiencies of removal of 24 pharmaceutically active compounds
(PhACs) during sand filtration and ozonation in an operating municipal sewage treatment …

It is becoming evident that an increasing number of widely used industrial and agricultural
chemicals are estrogenic. The biodegradation products of a major group of nonionic …