Risk for human health of some POPs due to fish from Lake Iseo

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 139-145

  Binelli, A ^a   Provini, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

ADI; Carcinogenic risk; Human health; Lake Iseo; Law limits; PAHs; PCBs; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

CANCER; FISH; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HEALTH RISK; PAH; PCB; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPEAN UNION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOOD POISONING; HEALTH HAZARD; ITALY; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LEGAL ASPECT; MEAL; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC POLLUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CARCINOGENS; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; ITALY; NEOPLASMS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LAKE ISEO; LOMBARDY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 1842829097     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2003.09.014     Document Type: Article

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