Widespread contamination of coastal sediments in the Transmanche Channel with anti-androgenic compounds

•Anti-androgen (AA) activity was detected in extracts of coastal sediments.•AA activity was 0.2–224.3±38.4μg flutamide equivalents/g dry weight of sediment.•AA activity was present in clams due to uptake of a series of 4 or 5 ring PAHs. This study analysed the levels of androgen receptor antagonist...

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Published in:	Marine pollution bulletin 2015-06, Vol.95 (2), p.590-597
Main Authors:	Alvarez-Muñoz, Diana, Indiveri, Paolo, Rostkowski, Pawel, Horwood, Julia, Greer, Emily, Minier, Christophe, Pope, Nick, Langston, William J., Hill, Elizabeth M.
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Androgen Antagonists - analysis Androgen Antagonists - metabolism Androgen Antagonists - toxicity Animals Anti-androgen Aquatic Organisms AR-CALUX Bivalvia - physiology Brackish Clam Effect-directed analysis Endocrine disruption Environmental Monitoring Estuaries Female France Geologic Sediments - chemistry Male Marine Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons - analysis Scrobicularia plana Sediment United Kingdom Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis Water Pollutants, Chemical - metabolism Water Pollutants, Chemical - toxicity
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