Detection of hexabromocyclododecane and its metabolite pentabromocyclododecene in chicken egg and fish from the official food control

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 3319-3324

  Hiebl, Josef ^a   Vetter, Walter ^b  

^a Bayerisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit ^*  (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chicken eggs; Fish fillet; Hexabromocyclododecane; Pentabromocyclododecene; Polybrominated flame retardants

Indexed keywords

BROMINATED HYDROCARBON; FLAME RETARDANT; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; PENTABROMOCYCLODODECENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; EGG; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; EGGS; FISHES; FLAME RETARDANTS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; COREGONUS;

EID: 34249315480     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf063428b     Document Type: Article

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