PCB congener profiles in various matrices from Poland with stress on human milk - Comparison to global trends

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 196-202

  Lulek, Janina ^a   Szyrwinska K ^a   Szafran, B ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Food; Human milk; PCBs in Poland

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; FOOD CONSUMPTION; PCB; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

POLAND;

EID: 0037682104     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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