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Dioxin-Like and Endocrine Disruptive Activity of Traffic-Contaminated Soil Samples

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ŠTĚPÁNKOVÁ Tereza NOVÁK Jiří JANOŠEK Jaroslav ANDĚL Petr GIESY John Paul HILSCHEROVÁ Klára

Year of publication 2009
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY
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Faculty of Science

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Field Soil contamination adn decontamination incl. pesticides
Keywords soil; dioxin-like activity; antiestrogenicity; traffic; highways
Description The study presents dioxin-like and endocrine disruptive potential of soil samples collected along major highways in the Czech Republic. Bioassays showed namely significant dioxin-like activity of extracts from traffic-affected soils decreasing with increasing distance from highway.
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