title: Occurrence of (anti)estrogenic effects in surface sediment from an e-waste disassembly region in East China.
abstract: Because of the report on the abnormal local fertility rate at Taizhou area, which is a famous e-waste disassembly center in China, the hormone-like effects in the surface sediment from the local river was investigated. Compared to the control site DG, significant estrogenic effects (p < 0.01) were observed at e-waste recycling sites ranging from 6.01 to 29.31 nmol/kg dw E2 equivalents by water extraction while ranging from 20.47 to 135.02 nmol/kg dw by organic extraction. When coincubated with E2, the water and the organic extractions displayed significant (p < 0.01) synergistic and anti-estrogenic effects respectively.
authors.affiliation: College of Environmental & Resource Sciences of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Chunna
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Chaofeng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Jinglan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Chen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yingxu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D059029:Electronic Waste; D052244:Endocrine Disruptors / Q000032:analysis* / Q000633:toxicity; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D004967:Estrogens / Q000032:analysis; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000737:chemistry*; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Q000032:analysis / Q000633:toxicity; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis / Q000633:toxicity; D018505:Waste Management; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis* / Q000633:toxicity; D014877:Water Pollution, Chemical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D052244:Endocrine Disruptors; D004967:Estrogens; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls