Edward T. Furlong Michael T. Meyer E. Michael Thurman Steven D. Zaugg Larry B. Barber Herbert T. Buxton Dana W. Kolpin 2002 <p>We thank Ericson et al. (1) for their careful review and thoughtful comments on the synthetic hormone data presented in our recent publication summarizing the results from the USGS nationwide reconnaissance for pharmaceuticals and other organic wastewater contaminants (2). Their efforts have helped raise the awareness of the difficulties in accurately measuring these compounds at the low concentrations that occur in the environment and reinforce the need for continued research in the area of analytical methods development for synthetic hormones</p> application/pdf 10.1021/es020136s en ACS Publications Response to comment on "Pharmaceuticals, hormones, and other organic wastewater contaminants in U.S. streams, 1999-2000: A national reconnaissance" article