Butter as an indicator of regional persistent organic pollutant contamination: Further development of the approach using polychlorinated dioxins and furans (PCDD/Fs), and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

Food Additives and Contaminants

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 281-290

  Santillo, D ^a   Fernandes, A ^b   Stringer, R ^a   Alcock, R ^c   Rose, M ^a   White, S ^b   Jones, K ^c   Johnston, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Butter; Dioxins; Monitoring tool; PCBs; Persistent organic pollutants; POPs; Regional distribution

Indexed keywords

DIOXIN; FURAN DERIVATIVE; LIPID; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED DIOXIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; BUTTER; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CZECH REPUBLIC; DAIRY PRODUCT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GERMANY; INDIA; INDUSTRIALIZATION; ITALY; NETHERLANDS; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; TUNISIA;

ANIMALS; BUTTER; DIOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FURANS; HUMANS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

EID: 0344405693     PISSN: 0265203X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0265203021000057494     Document Type: Article

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