Evaluation of toxic equivalent quantity of dioxins in human milk using different toxicity equivalence factors

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 641-647

  Saito, K ^a   Ohmura, A ^b   Takekuma, M ^b   Fukui, M ^a   Iwasaki, Y ^a   Ito, R ^a   Matsuki, Y ^c   Nakazawa, H ^a  

^a HOSHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SAITAMA INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^c Japan Food Hygiene Association   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN; BENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; CHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS;

ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DILUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; JAPAN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIMIPARA; RELIABILITY; TOXICITY TESTING; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION; METHODOLOGY; POLLUTANT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BENZOFURANS; DIOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; MILK, HUMAN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33745242831     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-006-0968-0     Document Type: Article

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