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Occurrence of Bisphenol A, Estrone, 17β-Estradiol and 17α-Ethinylestradiol in Portuguese Rivers

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This study focused on the occurrence of several EDCs including bisphenol A, estrone (E1), the 17β-estradiol (E2) and 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2) in fourteen rivers of Portugal. Samples analysis revealed a widespread contamination of BPA especially in Ave, Cávado, Douro, Ferro, Sousa and Vizela Rivers. Achieving 98.4 ng/L for the highest concentration. The estrogens achieved above the method quantification limit (MQL) were E1 in Águeda River and E2 in Ave, Lima and Tâmega Rivers. The maximum concentration detected for E1 was 26.9 ng/L. EE2 was detected only below MQL.

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This work has been supported by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (grant no. PEst-C/EQB/LA0006/2011 and BD/47200/2008).

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  1. REQUIMTE, Faculdade de Ciências da, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 687, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal

    Sónia Rocha & Paula Gameiro

  2. REQUIMTE, Instituto Superior de Engenharia, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Rua Dr António Bernardino de Almeida, no 431, 4200-072, Porto, Portugal

    Valentina F. Domingues, Virgínia C. Fernandes & Cristina Delerue-Matos

  3. REQUIMTE, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Aníbal Cunha 164, 4050-047, Porto, Portugal

    Carina Pinho

  4. CIQ, Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciência da, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 687, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal

    Virgínia C. Fernandes

  5. Instituto Nacional de Saúde, Dr. Ricardo Jorge. Rua Alexandre Herculano 321, 4000-055, Porto, Portugal

    Catarina Mansilha

  6. REQUIMTE, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal

    Catarina Mansilha

  7. Departamento de Química, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Rua Dr António Bernardino de Almeida, no 431, 4200-072, Porto, Portugal

    Valentina F. Domingues

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Sónia Rocha and Valentina Domingues equally contributed to these work.

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Rocha, S., Domingues, V.F., Pinho, C. et al. Occurrence of Bisphenol A, Estrone, 17β-Estradiol and 17α-Ethinylestradiol in Portuguese Rivers. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 90, 73–78 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-012-0887-1

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