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dc.contributor.author | Mahomed, Shenaaz Ismail![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Voyi, K.V.V. (Kuku)![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Aneck-Hahn, Natalie Hildegard![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | De Jager, Christiaan![]() |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2008-10-17T11:57:22Z | |
dc.date.available | 2008-10-17T11:57:22Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2008 | |
dc.description.abstract | Increasing concern about endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and their effects on humans, animals and the environment resulted in this study being conducted. Water from 7 sites in the Pretoria West area (South Africa), with significant numbers of small-sized industries, was screened for oestrogenicity, using the Recombinant Yeast Cell Bioassay (RCBA). Target chemical analyses were carried out to establish the presence of EDCs, including p-nonylphenol (p-NP), bisphenol A (BPA), phthalate esters, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and various organochlorine pesticides, including dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT). p-NP, PCBs and organochlorine pesticides were detected using LECO Pegasus II MSTOF and BPA and phthalates were detected using the GC-MS method. Oestrogenic activity was detected in all the samples collected from these sites. Lindane, an organochlorine pesticide, was detected at one site. p-NP, PCBs and phthalate esters were detected at some of the other sites. Small-size industries were found to contribute to EDC pollution of water in the Pretoria West area. | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Mahomed, SI, Voyi, KVV, Aneck-Hahn, NH & De Jager, C 2008,'Oestrogenicity and chemical target analysis of water from small-sized industries in Pretoria, South Africa’, Water SA, vol. 34, no. 3, pp. 357-363.[http://www.wrc.org.za/publications_watersa.htm] | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 03784738 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/7591 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Water Research Council | en_US |
dc.rights | Water Research Council | en_US |
dc.subject | Oestrogenicity | en_US |
dc.subject | Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) | en_US |
dc.subject | P-nonylphenol (p-NP) | en_US |
dc.subject | Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) | en_US |
dc.subject | Bisphenol A (BPA) | en_US |
dc.subject | Phthalate esters | en_US |
dc.subject | Organochlorine pesticides | en_US |
dc.subject | Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) | en_US |
dc.subject | Lindane | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Endocrine disrupting chemicals in water -- Gauteng (South Africa) | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Bisphenol A | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Phthalate esters | |
dc.subject.lcsh | DDT (Insecticide) | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Small business | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Lindane | |
dc.title | Oestrogenicity and chemical target analysis of water from small-sized industries in Pretoria, South Africa | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |