Migration of Di-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) and Diisononyl Phthalate (DINP) from PVC articles

Deutsche Lebensmittel-Rundschau

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 51-57

  Fiala, F ^a   Steiner, I ^b   Kubesch, K ^b  

^a Austrian Standards Institute   (Austria)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

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