Estrogenic effects in the influents and effluents of the drinking water treatment plants

• Published in: Environmental science and pollution research international Vol. 23; no. 9; pp. 8518 - 8528
• Main Authors: Gou, Yan-You, Lin, Susana, Que, Danielle E., Tayo, Lemmuel L., Lin, Ding-Yan, Chen, Kuan-Chung, Chen, Fu-An, Chiang, Pen-Chi, Wang, Gen-Shuh, Hsu, Yi-Chyuan, Chuang, Kuo Pin, Chuang, Chun-Yu, Tsou, Tsui-Chun, Chao, How-Ran
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.05.2016; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: 17β-Estradiol; Animal vaccines; Aquatic Pollution; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; Benzhydryl Compounds - analysis; Bioassays; Biological Assay; Bisphenol A; Chemicals; Chromatography; dibutyl phthalate; Dibutyl Phthalate - analysis; Drinking behavior; Drinking water; Drinking Water - chemistry; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecotoxicology; Endocrine disruptors; Endocrine Disruptors - analysis; Engineering; Environment; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental engineering; Environmental Exposure - statistics & numerical data; Environmental Health; Environmental science; Esters; estradiol; Estradiol - analysis; Estrogenic activity; estrogenic properties; Estrogens; Estrogens - analysis; Female; females; Humans; Male; males; Mass spectrometry; Nonylphenol; nonylphenols; Phenols - analysis; Phthalates; Phthalic acid; Phthalic Acids - analysis; Raw water; Research Article; risk assessment; Scientific imaging; Studies; Taiwan; Toxicity; Waste Water - chemistry; Waste Water Technology; Water analysis; Water intake; Water Management; Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis; Water Pollution Control; Water Purification; Water sampling; Water treatment; Water treatment plants; Xenoestrogens; United States > US; Taiwan; ISEW, Taiwan; Dibutyl phthalate (DBP); E-Screen; Drinking water; T47D-KBluc assay; Di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP); Estrogenic activity

Estrogen-like endocrine disrupting compounds (EEDC) such as bisphenol A, nonylphenol, and phthalic acid esters are toxic compounds that may occur in both raw- and drinking water. The aim of this study was to combine chemical- and bioassay to evaluate the risk of EEDCs in the drinking water treatment...