Table 4 Bioanalytical equivalent concentrations (BEQ).

From: In vitro bioanalytical evaluation of removal efficiency for bioactive chemicals in Swedish wastewater treatment plants

Assay

WWTP1 Inlet

WWTP1 Outlet

WWTP2 Inlet

WWTP2 Outlet

WWTP3 Inlet

WWTP3 Outlet

WWTP4 Inlet

WWTP4 Outlet

WWTP5 Inlet

WWTP5 Outlet

AR agonism DHTEQ (nM)

60

0.2

0.6

0.3

0.7

0.3

40

0.25

38

n.d.

ER agonism E2EQ (pM)

930

30

130

30

100

10

930

4.0

130

4.0

Nrf2 activity tBHQEQ (µM)

2.5

1.1

n.d.

0.8

n.d.

n.d.

3.5

1.0

1.2

0.9

AhR activity TCDDEQ (pM)

580

490

730

350

610

300

1200

480

750

300

NFĸB activity TNFαEQ (ng mL−1)

n.d.

n.d.

0.05

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

0.2

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

  1. For samples denoted with not detected (n.d.), the calculated response at REF1 was lower than the range of the standard curve.
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