Residues of organic contaminants in beeswax

European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology

Volumn 107, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 896-902

  Jiménez, Juan José ^a   Bernal, José Luis ^a   Del Nozal, María Jesús ^a   Martín, María Teresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Beeswax; GC MS; Organic contaminant; Persistence

Indexed keywords

EID: 30144436458     PISSN: 14387697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejlt.200500284     Document Type: Article

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