T.E Laboratories Ltd (TelLab) articles

It has been well proven that endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) can accumulate in river sediments. However, less is known about the possible remobilisation of sediment-bound EDC as a result of floods, bioturbation or dredging.

A recent study, published in Elsevier’s Water Research journal focused on oestrogenic compounds accumulated in sediments along the German River Luppe &ndash