Determination of PCBs in selected components of a food chain by means of SPE and GC/MS

Polish Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 571-578

  Ligor, T ^a   Zebrowksi, W ^a   Buszewski, B ^a  

^a NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Fodder; Ishikawa diagram; Monitoring; PCBs; Transformers oil

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; SUIDAE;

EID: 34547887972     PISSN: 12301485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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