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The concentration of the estrogens 17β-estradiol, estriol, estrone, 17α-ethinylestradiol, mestranol and norethisterone and of the anthropogenic gadolinium (Gdant) has been determined in the creeks and rivers, sewage treatment plants and water works of the city of Prague. The rapid degradation of estrogens in surface water allows the estrogen concentration gradient to be used as a very precise and sensitive guideline by which to pin-point sewage leaks into surface run-off water. The rather conservative behavior of Gdant in surface and ground water documents in the present case the presence of sewage water in the surface water cycle.
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We thank the Water Authority of Prague for permitting us to sample in the STP, and the Karlovarske Mineralny Vody Company (Karlovy Vary) for financial support. We thank Ch. Preinfalk (München) and an unknown reviewer for critical reading.
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Morteani, G., Möller, P., Fuganti, A. et al. Input and fate of anthropogenic estrogens and gadolinium in surface water and␣sewage plants in the hydrological basin of Prague (Czech Republic). Environ Geochem Health 28, 257–264 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-006-9040-6
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