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Progress in study on endocrine disrupting pesticides (EDPs) in aquatic environment

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Background on the generation of the problems of endocrine disrupting pesticides (EDPs) in aquatic environment, characteristics of EDPs, adverse effects and their effect mechanism of EDPs on human and wildlife, the transportation and degradation pathways of EDPs in water and analysis methods of EDPs in water were reviewed. The importance of EDPs in water should be attached to adverse effects on wildlife and human health. It was advised to establish research programs on EDPs in aquatic environment especially in water supply source.

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Xue, N., Wang, H. & Xu, X. Progress in study on endocrine disrupting pesticides (EDPs) in aquatic environment. Chin.Sci.Bull. 50, 2257–2266 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03183731

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