Risk assessment of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs in food - Comments by the German Federal Environmental Agency

Chemosphere

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2007, Pages

  Gies, Andreas ^a   Neumeier, Günther ^a   Rappolder, Marianne ^a   Konietzka, Rainer ^a  

^a UMWELTBUNDESAMT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dioxin like PCBs; Polychlorinated dibenzo p dioxins and dibenzofurans; Protection of vulnerable groups; Risk assessment; Tolerable daily intake; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH RISKS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DIBENZOFURANS; ESTIMATED HUMAN DAILY INTAKES (EHDI); POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS;

LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES;

DIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH RISKS; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BREASTFEEDING; DIOXIN; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH RISK; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOLERANCE; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD; FOOD INTAKE; GENITAL SYSTEM; GERMANY; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PROGENY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 33847689009     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.05.128     Document Type: Article

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