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A descriptive study of the oestrogenicity of run off water from small-sized industry in the Pretoria West area
Dissertation (MMed)--University of Pretoria, 2005.
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| dc_rights_str_mv | © 2004 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. Mahomed, SI 2004, Descriptive study of the oestrogenicity of run off water from small-sized industry in the Pretoria West area, MMed dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-06132005-133600/ > H856/ |
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/25488 A descriptive study of the oestrogenicity of run off water from small-sized industry in the Pretoria West area Voyi, Kuku V.V. De Jager, Christiaan Mahomed, Shenaaz Ismail Pesticides environmental aspects Endocrinology Industries Endocrine toxiology UCTD Dissertation (MMed)--University of Pretoria, 2005. A large number of man-made chemicals are present in the environment as pollutants and are capable of disrupting the endocrine system of animals and humans. Small-sized industry is an area where such chemicals are used and produced in abundance. There is no legislation governing the use, production and disposal of such chemicals, which studies have shown are posing a hazard to workers themselves and the surrounding communities. Run off water from seven sites in an area in Pretoria West, with significant numbers of small-sized industries, was screened for oestrogenicity, using the Recombinant Yeast Cell Bioassay (RCBA). Chemical analyses were done for the presence of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EOCs), including p-nonylphenol (p-NP), bisphenol A (BPA), phthalate esters, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and various organochlorine pesticides, including dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT). The p-NP, PCBs and organochlorine pesticides were detected using a South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) in-house method: AM178 and the time of flight spectrometer, while the BPA and phthalates were detected using the CSIR Biochemtek Laboratory in-house GC-MS method: AM 186 based on the US EPA 8260 and the gas chromatography-mass spectrometer. The water tested positive for oestrogenic activity at all the sample sites and a significant amount of lindane, an organochlorine pesticide, was detected at one site. p-NP as well as phthalate esters were identified at different sites. No pattern or relationship could be established between the oestrogenic activity and the subsequent endocrine disrupting chemicals tested for. These EOCs in the water could pose a health risk for humans and animals. Further specific studies are needed to establish the possible sources of these contaminants, from industry and households. School of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH) Unrestricted 2013-09-06T21:48:55Z 2005-06-14 2013-09-06T21:48:55Z 2004-05-20 2005-06-14 2005-06-13 Dissertation etoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. Mahomed, SI 2004, Descriptive study of the oestrogenicity of run off water from small-sized industry in the Pretoria West area, MMed dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25488 > H856/ag http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25488 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-06132005-133600/ © 2004 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. Mahomed, SI 2004, Descriptive study of the oestrogenicity of run off water from small-sized industry in the Pretoria West area, MMed dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-06132005-133600/ > H856/ application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Pesticides environmental aspects Endocrinology Industries Endocrine toxiology UCTD A descriptive study of the oestrogenicity of run off water from small-sized industry in the Pretoria West area |
| title | A descriptive study of the oestrogenicity of run off water from small-sized industry in the Pretoria West area |
| title_full | A descriptive study of the oestrogenicity of run off water from small-sized industry in the Pretoria West area |
| title_fullStr | A descriptive study of the oestrogenicity of run off water from small-sized industry in the Pretoria West area |
| title_full_unstemmed | A descriptive study of the oestrogenicity of run off water from small-sized industry in the Pretoria West area |
| title_short | A descriptive study of the oestrogenicity of run off water from small-sized industry in the Pretoria West area |
| title_sort | descriptive study of the oestrogenicity of run off water from small sized industry in the pretoria west area |
| topic | Pesticides environmental aspects Endocrinology Industries Endocrine toxiology UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25488 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-06132005-133600/ |