Removal of estrogenic hormones from manure-containing water by vegetable oil capture.

•Vegetable-based oils can rapidly remove estrone and estradiol from water.•93% removal was achieved after 3min of shaking with 1:10 corn oil:water (v:v).•Oil-water partition constants were 1.96-2.66 for E1 and 1.51-2.47 for E2 for 8 oils.•Removal of E2 from manure-containing water was affected by concentration.•70% removal still achieved after 10 treatment cycles with same corn oil.