Human risks from the combustion of SRM-derived tallow in Ireland

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1177-1192

  Cummins, Enda J ^a   Colgan, Shane F ^a   Grace, Patrick M ^a   Fry, D John ^a   McDonnell, Kevin P ^a   Ward, Shane M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy; BSE; Combustion; Ireland; Risk assessment; Tallow

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE;

EID: 23644452072     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1080-700291905873     Document Type: Article

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