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Research Project: QUANTIFYING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SWINE OPERATIONS AND HORMONES IN THE ENVIRONMENT

Location: Animal Metabolism-Agricultural Chemicals Research

Project Number: 5442-32000-012-06
Project Type: Reimbursable

Start Date: Oct 01, 2007
End Date: Aug 31, 2010

Objective:
To determine if hormones produced in animal production facilities result in increased levels of hormones in the environment.

Approach:
Analysis of estradiol, estrone, and testosterone from 1325 field samples using solid phase extraction for sample preparation and liquid chromatography-mass spectral-mass spectral for analysis of these hormones.

   

 
Project Team
Larsen, Gerald
 
Project Annual Reports
  FY 2008
 
Related National Programs
  Food Safety, (animal and plant products) (108)
 
 
Last Modified: 11/07/2008
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