Publications by authors named "Eda Tuerk"
Article Synopsis
- Effect-directed analysis (EDA) combines effect-based methods with high-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC) to evaluate endocrine effects in substances, linking effect testing with responsible substance identification.
- The study introduces a yeast multi endocrine-effect screen (YMEES) that uses genetically modified yeast to detect estrogenic, androgenic, and gestagenic effects, allowing analysis through different fluorescent proteins at various wavelengths.
- The method shows high sensitivity and reproducibility for hormone detection in environmental samples, demonstrating its potential for monitoring and comparing endocrine effects in wastewater and surface water efficiently.
Complex mixtures of chemicals in waste and finally in surface water may pose a risk to the environment and also to human health. This contamination of surface water cannot be addressed with chemical analysis alone. Tools are required to detect and assess these micropollutants which might cause adverse effects.
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