Monitoring of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans, dioxin-like PCBs and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in food and feed samples from Ismailia city, Egypt

Chemosphere

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1962-1970

  Loutfy, N ^a,d   Fuerhacker, M ^a   Tundo, P ^b   Raccanelli, S ^c   Ahmed, M Tawfic ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^c Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale La Chimica per l'Ambiente INCA ^*  (Italy)

^d University of Suez Canal   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Butter; Egypt; Feed; Food contamination; Meat; PAHs; PCBs; PCDD PDCFs; Seafood

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; MEATS; NUTRITION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

BUTTER; FOOD CONTAMINATION; SEAFOODS;

TOXIC MATERIALS;

BENZO[A]PYRENE; DIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; MEATS; NUTRITION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MEAT; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PAH; PCB; PCDD; PCDF; SEAFOOD;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BUTTER; EGYPT; FOOD CONTAMINATION; SAMPLE; SEA FOOD; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; EGYPT; ISMAILIA [EGYPT]; NORTH AFRICA;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33845262687     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.07.081     Document Type: Article

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