Dioxin-like PCBs in the environment - Human exposure and the significance of sources

Chemosphere

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1457-1472

  Alcock, Ruth E ^a   Behnisch, Peter A ^a   Jones, Kevin C ^a   Hagenmaier, Hanspaul ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,3',4,4',5 PENTACHLOROBIPHENYL; ANIMAL PRODUCTS NOT CLASSIFIED ELSEWHERE; AROCLOR; DIGITALIS LIKE FACTOR; DIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

PCB; POLLUTANT SOURCE;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; SEA FOOD;

DIOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAFOOD;

ANIMALIA; DIGITALIS;

EID: 0032190319     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(98)00136-2     Document Type: Article

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