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

• Authors: 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
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Science
• 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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