The　occurrence　and　fate　of　five　endocrine　disrupting　chemicals　(EDCs),　including　nonylphenol　(NP),　4-tert-octylphenol　(4-t-OP),　4-tert-butylphenol　(4-t-BP),　bisphenol　A　(BPA)　and　norethindrone　(NET)　was　investigated　in　four　wastewater　treatment　plants　(WWTPs)　and　receiving　river　(Suzhou　River　and　Yangtze　River)　of　Shanghai.　Selected　EDCs　in　WWTPs　influents　ranged　from　1.02　to　3560　ng　L-1,　which　dominated　by　NP　and　BPA.　Target　compounds　detected　in　effluents　were　from　N.D.　to　1136　ng　L-1,　with　NP　as　most　prevalent.　The　removal　rates　of　target　compounds　varied　from　negative　of　NET　to　99　%　of　BPA.　Except　of　NET,　efficiently　removal　rates　(＞　70　%)　were　observed　in　WWTPs.　Biological　treatment　was　the　major　removal　stage　of　selected　EDCs　in　WWTPs.　Furthermore,　the　selected　EDCs　were　detected　from　N.D.　to　424　ng　L-1　in　receiving　river.　The　correlation　analysis　suggested　EDCs　pollution　in　receiving　river　might　be　mainly　contributed　by　WWTPs　effluents.　The　risk　quotient　of　NP　(RQ　＞　1)　was　higher　than　any　other　pollutants,　indicating　its　relatively　higher　potential　risk　for　the　aquatic　organism.　These　results　will　provide　significant　background　data　to　future　EDCs　pollution　control　and　management　in　Shanghai,　China.