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Levels and distributions of organic pollutants in subtidal sediments from the Loire estuary: Are there any relationships with TTR-binding activity?

1. Introduction
2. Material andmethods
2.1. Sampling locations
2.2. Total Organic Carbon analysis
2.3. Sample preparation procedure
2.4. PAHs, APs and BPA analysis
2.5. PCB and PBDE analysis
2.6. Thyroid hormone transporter protein transthyretin (TTR) binding assay
2.7. Statistical analysis
3. Results and discussion
3.1. PAHs in subtidal mudflat sediments
3.2. PCBs in subtidal mudflat sediments
3.3. PBDEs in subtidal mudflat sediments
3.4. Alkylphenols
3.5. BPA
3.6. TTR-binding activity
3.7. Analysis of contaminant profile and TTR-binding potency in relation to sampling location
4. Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Appendix A. Supplementary data
References