Food as a source of polycyclic aromatic carcinogens

Reviews on Environmental Health

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 133-146

  Guillen M D ^a   Sopelana, P ^a   Partearroyo, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Environmental pollutant; Food contamination; PAH; Polyaromatic hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

BENZO[A]PYRENE; CARCINOGEN; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

BAY REGION BINDING SITE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CARCINOGENIC ACTIVITY; CARCINOGENICITY; COOKING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PRESERVATION; FOOD PROCESSING; METABOLITE; POLLUTION; REVIEW; TOXICOLOGY; XENOBIOTIC METABOLISM;

EID: 0030717406     PISSN: 00487554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/REVEH.1997.12.3.133     Document Type: Review

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