Levels of persistent toxic substances in the general population in Italy

Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 411-415

  De Felip, Elena ^a   Ingelido, Anna Maria ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Humans; Levels; Persistent organic pollutants; Persistent toxic substances; Stockholm convention

Indexed keywords

CHLORPHENOTANE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; LINDANE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BLOOD LEVEL; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; ITALY; MILK LEVEL; ORGANIC POLLUTION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TISSUE LEVEL;

HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; ITALY;

EID: 21344455316     PISSN: 00212571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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