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Endocrine Disruption in the Scheldt estuary:
distribution, exposure and effects
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Simazine
Study details
Groupmammalian
OrganismHuman, female
Tissue
Age
InVivoIn vivo
LabField
Flow
Duration
RouteEnvironmantel contamination
Temperature
Concentration
NotesEpidemiological study; triazine herbicides (atrazine, simazine and cyanazine) in surface water and groundwater
Described effects
suspected endocrine effect
Increased incidence in breastcancer
Literature references
Kettles, M.A., Browning, S.R., Prince, T.S., Horstman, S.W.(1997). Triazine herbicide exposure and breast cancer incidence: an ecologic study of Kentucky counties.Environ. Health Perspect., 105: 1222-1227
Data compiled by the Research Group Environmental Toxicology, Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology and Aquatic Ecology, Ghent University, Belgium.
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