Evaluation of age, gender and regional concentration differences for dioxin-like chemicals in the Australian population

Chemosphere

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2007, Pages

  Harden, F A ^a   Toms, L M L ^a   Paepke, O ^b   Ryan, J J ^c   Muller J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b ERGO Research   (Germany)

^c HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Australia; Human blood serum; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Polychlorinated dibenzo p dioxins; Polychlorinated dibenzofurans

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BLOOD; PATHOLOGY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

HUMAN BLOOD SERUM; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS;

LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES;

DIOXIN; LIPID; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

AUSTRALIA; BLOOD; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; PATHOLOGY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; BIOASSAY; BLOOD; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEALTH RISK; PCB; PCDD; PCDF; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PATHOLOGY; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33847668422     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.05.146     Document Type: Article

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