Human Exposure to Polychlorinated Diphenyl Ethers through the Diet in Catalonia, Spain

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1769-1772

  Bocio, Ana ^a   Llobet, Juan M ^a   Domingo, Jose L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Catalonia, Spain; Dietary intake; General population; Levels in food; Polychlorinated diphenyl ethers (PCDEs)

Indexed keywords

BENZENE DERIVATIVE; CHLORINE DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLLUTANT; POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHELLFISH; SPAIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FISHES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENYL ETHERS; SHELLFISH; SPAIN;

EID: 1642295735     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf0352172     Document Type: Article

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