Congener-specific approach to human PCB concentrations by serum analysis

Chemosphere

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1699-1706

  Park, Hyokeun ^a   Lee, Se Jin ^a   Kang, Jung Ho ^a   Chang, Yoon Seok ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Congener specific analysis; Human serum; Indicator; PCBs

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SOLID WASTES; WASTE INCINERATION;

CONGENER-SPECIFIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN SERUM;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

DIOXIN; HEPTACHLORINATED BIPHENYL; HEXACHLORINATED BIPHENYL; LIPID; PENTACHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SOLID WASTES; WASTE INCINERATION;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOINDICATOR; BODY MASS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PCB; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INCINERATION; KOREA; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATION; SERUM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOUTH KOREA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 34250161304     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.03.058     Document Type: Article

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