Dioxin and dibenzofuran concentrations in adipose tissue of a general population from Tarragona, Spain

Chemosphere

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2475-2487

  Schuhmacher, M ^a   Domingo, J L ^a   Llobet, J M ^a   Lindstrom G ^b   Wingfors, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue levels of PCDD F; Autopsies; General population; Tarragona (Spain)

Indexed keywords

DIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDUSTRIAL AREA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPAIN; TISSUE LEVEL;

EID: 0033136162     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(98)00454-8     Document Type: Article

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