Persistent toxic substances and public health in Spain

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 112-117

  Porta, Miquel ^a,b   Zumeta, Ekhine ^a   Ruiz, Laura ^a   Sunyer, Jordi ^a,c   Kogevinas, Manolis ^a,b   Ribas, Núria ^a   Jariod, Manuel ^a  

^a INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Environment chemistry; Food; Organochlorines; Persistent organic pollutants; Persistent toxic substances; Public policy

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE;

ARTICLE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; ORGANIC POLLUTION; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPAIN; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; PANCREAS TUMOR; POLLUTANT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; INSECTICIDES; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPAIN;

EID: 0041784671     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2003.9.2.112     Document Type: Article

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