Analysis of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in breast milk of German mothers - Results of a pilot study

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 356-360

  Weber, Heinz ^a   Heseker, Helmut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADERBORN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Breast milk; Breast milk monitoring; Brominated flame retardants; Persistent organic pollutants; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; ETHER; MILK; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA; PADERBORN;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS;

EID: 2142731132     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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