Determination of PCB metabolites in Canadian human milk

Chemosphere

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 559-565

  Newsome, W Harvey ^a   Davies, David ^a  

^a FOOD RESEARCH DIVISION   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; BIPHENYL; HYDROXYBIPHENYL; MESYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; METABOLITE; SAMPLE;

EID: 0029944349     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0045-6535(96)00199-3     Document Type: Article

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