Evaluation of the Ecotoxicity of Sediments from Yangtze River Estuary and Contribution of Priority PAHs to Ah Receptor-Mediated Activities

Li Liu; Ling Chen; Ying Shao; Lili Zhang; Tilman Floehr; Hongxia Xiao; Yan Yan; Kathrin Eichbaum; Henner Hollert; Lingling Wu

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0104748

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Evaluation of the Ecotoxicity of Sediments from Yangtze River Estuary and Contribution of Priority PAHs to Ah Receptor-Mediated Activities

Li Liu,

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Yangtze Water environment, Ministry of Education, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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Ling Chen,

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Yangtze Water environment, Ministry of Education, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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Ying Shao,

Affiliations Key Laboratory of Yangtze Water environment, Ministry of Education, Tongji University, Shanghai, China, Department of Ecosystem Analysis, Institute for Environmental Research (Biology V), Aachen Biology and Biotechnology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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Lili Zhang,

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Yangtze Water environment, Ministry of Education, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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Tilman Floehr,

Affiliation Department of Ecosystem Analysis, Institute for Environmental Research (Biology V), Aachen Biology and Biotechnology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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Hongxia Xiao,

Affiliation Department of Ecosystem Analysis, Institute for Environmental Research (Biology V), Aachen Biology and Biotechnology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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Yan Yan,

Affiliation Department of Ecosystem Analysis, Institute for Environmental Research (Biology V), Aachen Biology and Biotechnology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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Kathrin Eichbaum,

Affiliation Department of Ecosystem Analysis, Institute for Environmental Research (Biology V), Aachen Biology and Biotechnology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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Henner Hollert,

Affiliations Key Laboratory of Yangtze Water environment, Ministry of Education, Tongji University, Shanghai, China, Department of Ecosystem Analysis, Institute for Environmental Research (Biology V), Aachen Biology and Biotechnology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany, College of Resources and Environmental Science, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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Lingling Wu

* E-mail: wulingling@tongji.edu.cn

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Yangtze Water environment, Ministry of Education, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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Evaluation of the Ecotoxicity of Sediments from Yangtze River Estuary and Contribution of Priority PAHs to Ah Receptor-Mediated Activities

Li Liu,
Ling Chen,
Ying Shao,
Lili Zhang,
Tilman Floehr,
Hongxia Xiao,
Yan Yan,
Kathrin Eichbaum,
Henner Hollert,
Lingling Wu

Published: August 11, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0104748

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