Exposure assessment to dioxins from the use of tampons and diapers

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 23-28

  DeVito, Michael J ^a   Schecter, Arnold ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Diapers; Dioxins; Exposure assessment; Tampons; Toxic equivalents

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; DIOXIN;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTTON; DIAPER; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; TAMPON; TOXICOKINETICS; TOXIN ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WOOD PULP;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 0036157918     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.0211023     Document Type: Article

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