Adsorption–desorption behavior of the endocrine-disrupting chemical quinestrol in soils
Abstract Quinestrol (QUN), a synthetic estrogen used as an oral contraceptive or emergency contraceptive component, has been shown to be an endocrine-disrupting chemical. To assess the environmental risk of QUN, batch equilibration experiments were conducted to investigate the adsorption–desorption...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2020-08-01
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| Series: | Scientific Reports |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-70300-x |