Bioaccumulation of 17α-Ethinylestradiol in Fish

The active synthetic constituent of oral contraceptives 17α- ethinylestradiol (EE2) and its natural steroidal estrogen analogues are being released into the aquatic environment mainly via wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Although steroidal estrogens have been frequently reported in very low conc...

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Main Author: Al-Ansari, Ahmed
Language:en
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10393/22684