Pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyl residues in human adipose tissue

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 72-78

  Mariottini, M ^a   Guerranti, C ^a   Aurigi, S ^a   Corsi, I ^a   Focardi, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORPHENOTANE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; PESTICIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MALE; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; TISSUE LEVEL; TOXICOKINETICS;

EID: 0036461001     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-001-0221-9     Document Type: Article

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