Search for dissertations about: "environmental hormone"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 72 swedish dissertations containing the words environmental hormone.
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1. Exposure to brominated flame retardants in electronics recycling : air and human plasma levels
Abstract : Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), 1,2-bis(2,4,6-tribromophenoxy)ethane (BTBPE) and 1,2-bis(2,3,4,5,6-pentabromophenyl)ethane (DeBDethane) were analysed in air and blood samples from workers at an electronics recycling facility. The samples were collected regularly for 18 months and were analysed by isomer specific GC/MS analysis in both electron impact (EI) and negative chemical ionisation (NCI) mode. READ MORE
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2. Identification and Characterisation of Hydroxylated PCB and PBDE Metabolites in Blood : Congener specific synthesis and analysis
Abstract : Hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyls (OH-PCBs) are known metabolites of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in many mammalian, bird and fish species. Among those, certain OH-PCB congeners are strongly localised in the blood compartment of humans and wild animals. READ MORE
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3. Development of in silico methods to aid chemical risk assessment : focusing on kinetic interactions in mixtures
Abstract : The environment and biota are constantly exposed to numerous chemicals through contaminated food, soil, water, and air. These chemicals can be taken up and distributed to reach sensitive tissues where they may cause various effects. Many of these chemicals lack data on their environmental and human health effects. READ MORE
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4. Fish on drugs : behaviour modifying contaminants in aquatic ecosystems
Abstract : Contamination of surface waters is a worldwide problem. One group of emerging contaminants that reach aquatic ecosystems via sewage treatment plant effluents and agricultural run-offs is pharmaceuticals. READ MORE
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5. EXPOSURE TO PERSISTENT ORGANOCHLORINE POLLUTANTS AND MALE SEMEN FUNCTION
Abstract : Persistent organochlorine pollutants (POPs), such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) and the insecticide dichloro-diphenyl-dichloro-ethylene (DDT) have been released into the environment mainly since the second World War. POPs accumulate especially in highly ranked predators of the aquatic food chain. READ MORE