Ecotoxicological risk assessment due to the presence of bisphenol A and caffeine in surface waters in the Sinos River Basin - Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil

Abstract Bisphenol A (BPA) is an emerging contaminant, regularly detected in aquatic ecosystems, considered as an endocrine disrupting compound (EDC). Caffeine is another chemical related to human activity, often found in surface waters. The objective of this study was to evaluate the ecotoxicologi...

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Main Authors: G. P. Peteffi, J. D. Fleck, I. M. Kael, D. C. Rosa, M. V. Antunes, R. Linden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia 2018-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842018005030104&lng=en&tlng=en