Residues of polychlorinated biphenyls in edible fish of the Adriatic Sea: Assessment of human exposure

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Storelli, M M ^a   Barone, G ^a   Marcotrigiano, G O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; Fish; PCB; Toxic equivalence factors

Indexed keywords

HEXANE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; POLLUTANT; RISK FACTOR; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARD; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HEXANES; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RISK FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 34248158724     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2007.00348.x     Document Type: Article

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