Contamination Levels and Congener Distributions of PCDDs, PCDFs and Co-PCBs in Several Fast Foods in Japan

Journal of the Food Hygienic Society of Japan

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 316-320

  Amakura, Yoshiaki ^a   Tsutsumi, Tomoaki ^a   Sasaki, Kumiko ^a   Maitani, Tamio ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coplanar PCB; Dioxin; Fast food; PCDD; PCDF

Indexed keywords

DIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BEEF CATTLE; CHEESE; CHICKEN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; JAPAN; POTATO; SAMPLE; WEIGHT;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; GALLUS GALLUS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0942279799     PISSN: 00156426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3358/shokueishi.44.316     Document Type: Article

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