Monitoring of selected polyhalogenated hydrocarbons in breast milk: Czech Republic, 1994 to 2001

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 203-207

  Černá, Milena ^a   Smid J ^a   Svobodnik J ^b   Grabic, R ^c   Crhova S ^c   Kubinova R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Czech Republic)

^b Ecolab ^*  (Czech Republic)

^c District Institute of Hygiene   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Biological monitoring; Czech Republic; Dioxins; Human milk; PCBs

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; DIOXIN; HYDROCARBON; POLLUTION MONITORING;

CZECH REPUBLIC;

EID: 0038696368     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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