Experiences on persistent organic pollutants under the Law Concerning the Examination and Regulation of Manufacture, etc. of Chemical Substances, Japan, with references to biodegradation and bioaccumulation

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 295-301

  Ikeda, Masayuki ^a   Takatsuki, Mineo ^b   Yakabe, Yoshikuni ^b   Arimoto, Youichi ^b   Fukuma, Takamitsu ^c   Higashikawa, Kae ^a  

^a KYOTO INDUSTRIAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION   (Japan)

^b CHEMICALS EVALUATION AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c Ministry of International Trade and Industry   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dioxins; Furans; General environment; Japan; POPs

Indexed keywords

ALDRIN; BIS(TRIBUTYLTIN) OXIDE; CAMPHECLOR; CHEMICAL AGENT; CHLORDANE; CHLORPHENOTANE; DIELDRIN; DIOXIN; ENDRIN; FURAN DERIVATIVE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; MIREX; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT; CITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE; HUMAN; INCINERATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INVENTORY CONTROL; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; JAPAN; LAW; METAL INDUSTRY; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION CONTROL; STANDARD; TOXICITY;

EID: 0035018009     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00007947     Document Type: Article

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