Workshop on Analyses of Endocrine Disruptors

Representatives from DONREs HCMC, CanTho, Hau Giang, Dong, Nai, DOST Bin Duong from the Universities Can Tho and An Giang and from Research Instittutes ITB, SIWRR were introduced to the concept of endocrine disruptors and their analysis by YES-assay. Various presentations and in depth demonstrations in the laboratory led to an understanding of the effect of hormone like substances on humans and their possible analysis with YES-assay. The YES-assay reflects the estrogenicity of a water sample in form of a sum parameter.