Functional estrogenic activity in rivers, water supply, and rainwater
Gihani Manodara, Ashley Gillon, Emma S Sutherland, Kelsey L Stevens, Caitlin M Deans, Alexia Kauff, Alison K Heather · 2026
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Gihani Manodara and co-authors, in 2026, present a study building a cell-based test that reads total estrogenic activity in water, rather than hunting single chemicals. Hormone-disrupting pollutants spread widely through water sources.
The reporter assay, built on in vitro transcription, detected estradiol spikes down to 1.0 picogram per milliliter in trial waters. Applied to river, drinking, tank, rain, and bottled waters, it found estrogenic activity in most samples. Because chemical-by-chemical testing misses mixture effects, an activity test gives a truer picture of risk. The authors call for wider monitoring with tools of this kind.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Gihani Manodara, Ashley Gillon, Emma S Sutherland, Kelsey L Stevens, Caitlin M Deans, Alexia Kauff, Alison K Heather |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 50279 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |