Analysis of polychlorinated biphenyl congeners in human milk collected in Zagreb, Croatia

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 346-352

  Zubčić, Snježana ^a   Krauthacker, Blanka ^b  

^a PLIVA CROATIA LTD   (Croatia)

^b INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Human exposure; Human milk; PCB congeners

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; MILK; PCB; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

CROATIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; ZAGREB;

EID: 2142683033     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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