A generic model of human lifetime exposure to persistent organic contaminants: Development and application to PCB-101

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 253-265

  Alcock, R E ^a   Sweetman, A J ^a   Juan, Ching Yi ^a   Jones, K C ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human exposure assessment; Modeling; PCBs, polychlorinated biphenyls; Risk assessment; Trends

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC COMPOUND; PCB 101; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY BURDEN; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CLEARANCE; CONTAMINATION; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; LIPID COMPOSITION; METABOLISM; MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICOKINETICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034084318     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(99)00298-5     Document Type: Article

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