Evaluation of dioxin-like chemicals in pooled human milk samples collected in Australia

Chemosphere

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2007, Pages

  Harden, F A ^a,b   Toms, L M L ^b   Symons, R ^c   Furst P ^d   Berry, Y ^e   Muller J F ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL MEASUREMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d State Laboratory   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Human milk; Polychlorinated biphenyls, PCBs; Polychlorinated dibenzo p dioxins, PCDDs; Polychlorinated dibenzofurans, PCDFs

Indexed keywords

LIPIDS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

HUMAN MILK; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS (PCDD); POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS (PCDF);

LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES;

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

LIPIDS; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

HEALTH RISK; MILK; PCB; PCDD; PCDF; POLLUTION MONITORING;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD LEVEL; BREAST MILK; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; SAMPLING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33847777655     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.05.126     Document Type: Article

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