Human PCDD/PCDF levels near a pentachlorophenol contamination site in Tainan, Taiwan

Chemosphere

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 436-448

  Lee, Ching Chang ^a   Guo, Yueliang L ^a   Kuei, Chun Hsiung ^b   Chang, Ho Yuan ^a   Hsu, Jing Fang ^a   Wang, Shan Tair ^a   Liao, Pao Chi ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; Pentachlorophenol (PCP); Polychlorinated dibenzo p dioxins (PCDD); Polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDF); Serum; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIPIDS; PHENOLS; TISSUE; TOXICITY;

FACTOR ANALYSIS; PENTACHLOROPHENOL (PCP); POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS (PCDD); POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS (PCDF); SERUM; TAIWAN;

POLLUTION DETECTION;

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; DIOXIN; LIPID; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIPIDS; PHENOLS; POLLUTION DETECTION; TISSUE; TOXICITY;

INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PCDD; PCDF; PCP; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SOIL POLLUTION; TOXICITY;

ADULT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FISH; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL AREA; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESERVOIR; SEA; SOIL ANALYSIS; TAIWAN; TOXICITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAINAN; TAIWAN;

EID: 33747106181     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.01.063     Document Type: Article

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