Evaluation of Analytical Chemical Methods for Detection of Estrogens in the Environment

Sample description E1 E2 E2-17α References Manure (ng/g dw)a) 28-72 46-50 120-190 (28) Manure (ng/g dw) a) 51.9-640 14.8-1229.1 N.D. (29) Run-off samples from soil   applied with poultry litter (ng/L) 90-2520 (30) Springwater with groundwater from a karst formation under agricultural influence (ng/L) 6-66 (31) a)   dw = dry weight, no data on dw-content in the manure samples was available, the dw in manure varies between 4 and 10 % and depends of the animal species (32) b)   N.D. indicates that data are available.