Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) levels in human milk samples from Turkish mothers

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 41-45

  Cok I ^a   Gorucu E ^a   Satiroglu M H ^b   Demircigil, G C ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MILK LEVEL; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MILK, HUMAN; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; REFERENCE VALUES; TURKEY;

EID: 0347297173     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-002-0153-z     Document Type: Article

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