High levels of endocrine pollutants in US streams during low flow due to insufficient wastewater dilution
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Such observations are typical for effluent-dominated or -influenced streams during low-flow conditions.
“Such observations are typical for effluent-dominated or -influenced streams during low-flow conditions.51−53”
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- Authors
- Rice, J., & Westerhoff, P.
- Affiliations
- Duke University (US)
- Arizona State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Westerhoff, Paul
- Venue
- Nature Geoscience
- Published
- 2017-07-10
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 587-591
- ISSN
- 1752-0894 (ISSN-L)
- 1752-0908
- OpenAlex
- W2735001181
- Cited by
- 167
- References
- 40
- Citations by year
- 2026: 19 · 2025: 23 · 2024: 19 · 2023: 12 · 2022: 18 · 2021: 27 · 2020: 21 · 2019: 16 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 7.23
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Nature Geoscience (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
- Keywords
- endocrine disruptors, wastewater discharge, dilution factor, low flow, river discharge, receiving streams, hydraulic modeling, safety thresholds, pollutant concentration
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