Monitoring of the benzene and toluene contents in human milk

Environment International

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 397-401

  Fabietti, F ^a   Ambruzzi, A ^b   Delise, M ^a   Sprechini, M R ^b  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benzene; Gc mass; Human milk; Purge and trap; Toluene

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; DATA REDUCTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROCARBONS; MASS SPECTROMETERS; MONITORING; TOLUENE;

MILK BANK;

DAIRY PRODUCTS;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BENZENE; DEUTERIUM; TOLUENE;

BENZENE; MILK; POLLUTION MONITORING; TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FOOD ANALYSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MASS SPECTROMETER; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STANDARD;

EID: 1242286397     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2003.09.007     Document Type: Article

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