Endocriene verstoringen in het Schelde estuarium (1) = Endocrine disruptors in the Scheldt estuary (1)

The occurrence of pollutants, considered as endocrine disruptors in wastewater en freshwater has received more and more interest over the last decades and is now well documented. However, the occurrence of these compounds in the estuarine environment remains quite limited. This study was made in cooperation with the Endis-Risks project. The project aims to assess the distribution and possible effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals in the Scheldt estuary (B-Nl). A 2-year survey of the occurrence of natural and synthetic estrogens and organonitrogen pesticides is presented. For this, samples... Mehr ...