<b>Occurrence of female sexual hormones in the Iguazu river basin, Curitiba, Paraná State, Brazil
Female sexual hormones have attracted the attention of the scientific community due to the effects that they cause by interfering in the endocrine system. Many contemporary studies have sought to monitor some of the main female sexual hormones in surface waters in Brazil. Current article evaluates t...
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| author | Karina Scurupa Machado Fernanda Dittmar Cardoso Julio Cesar Rodrigues Azevedo Cristina Borba Braga |
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| description | Female sexual hormones have attracted the attention of the scientific community due to the effects that they cause by interfering in the endocrine system. Many contemporary studies have sought to monitor some of the main female sexual hormones in surface waters in Brazil. Current article evaluates the presence of 17β-estradiol, 17α-ethinylestradiol, estrone and progesterone in the surface waters of Curitibaand the surrounding metropolitan area in the state of Paraná, Brazil, by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), performed at 7 different sites. The study revealed that a range of concentrations between 0.07 and 13.45 µg L-1 of female sexual hormones was extant; higher values than these were found in other regions ofBrazil and in other countries. Higher concentrations have been attributed to the region´s sanitation due to large sewage amounts. Sewage discharge has also been confirmed by results of limnological parameters. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6b343dba80384db3a971393f3ff019ab2022-12-21T23:19:33ZengUniversidade Estadual de MaringáActa Scientiarum: Technology1806-25631807-86642014-02-0136342142710.4025/actascitechnol.v36i3.1847710827<b>Occurrence of female sexual hormones in the Iguazu river basin, Curitiba, Paraná State, BrazilKarina Scurupa Machado0Fernanda Dittmar Cardoso1Julio Cesar Rodrigues Azevedo2Cristina Borba Braga3Universidade Federal do ParanáUniversidade Tecnológica Federal do ParanáUniversidade Federal do Paraná / Universidade Federal Tecnológica do ParanáUniversidade Federal do ParanáFemale sexual hormones have attracted the attention of the scientific community due to the effects that they cause by interfering in the endocrine system. Many contemporary studies have sought to monitor some of the main female sexual hormones in surface waters in Brazil. Current article evaluates the presence of 17β-estradiol, 17α-ethinylestradiol, estrone and progesterone in the surface waters of Curitibaand the surrounding metropolitan area in the state of Paraná, Brazil, by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), performed at 7 different sites. The study revealed that a range of concentrations between 0.07 and 13.45 µg L-1 of female sexual hormones was extant; higher values than these were found in other regions ofBrazil and in other countries. Higher concentrations have been attributed to the region´s sanitation due to large sewage amounts. Sewage discharge has also been confirmed by results of limnological parameters.http://186.233.154.254/ojs/index.php/ActaSciTechnol/article/view/18477contraceptiveswater qualityliquid chromatography |
| spellingShingle | Karina Scurupa Machado Fernanda Dittmar Cardoso Julio Cesar Rodrigues Azevedo Cristina Borba Braga <b>Occurrence of female sexual hormones in the Iguazu river basin, Curitiba, Paraná State, Brazil Acta Scientiarum: Technology contraceptives water quality liquid chromatography |
| title | <b>Occurrence of female sexual hormones in the Iguazu river basin, Curitiba, Paraná State, Brazil |
| title_full | <b>Occurrence of female sexual hormones in the Iguazu river basin, Curitiba, Paraná State, Brazil |
| title_fullStr | <b>Occurrence of female sexual hormones in the Iguazu river basin, Curitiba, Paraná State, Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | <b>Occurrence of female sexual hormones in the Iguazu river basin, Curitiba, Paraná State, Brazil |
| title_short | <b>Occurrence of female sexual hormones in the Iguazu river basin, Curitiba, Paraná State, Brazil |
| title_sort | b occurrence of female sexual hormones in the iguazu river basin curitiba parana state brazil |
| topic | contraceptives water quality liquid chromatography |
| url | http://186.233.154.254/ojs/index.php/ActaSciTechnol/article/view/18477 |
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