Polyhalogenated hydrocarbons: Body burden of the Czech and Slovak populations. I. Polychlorinated biphenyls

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 67-71

  Cerna M ^a   Bencko, V ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Biological monitoring; Czech and Slovak Republics; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Polyhalogenated hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BODY BURDEN; BREAST MILK; CZECHOSLOVAKIA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CHAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIPOPHILICITY; SLOVAKIA;

EID: 0032956269     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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