Food contamination with styrene dibromide via packaging migration of leachate from polystyrene cold-storage insulation

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1037-1040

  Bendall, Justin G ^a  

^a FONTERRA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

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EID: 34247214030     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-70.4.1037     Document Type: Article

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