Estimating dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyl toxic equivalents from total polychlorinated biphenyl measurements in fish

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1622-1628

  Bhavsar, Satyendra P ^a,b   Hayton, Alan ^b   Reiner, Eric J ^b   Jackson, Donald A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analytical method; Dioxin like polychlorinated biphenyls; Fish advisory; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Toxic equivalents

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISH; HEALTH HAZARDS;

DIOXIN-LIKE POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; FISH ADVISORY; TOXIC EQUIVALENTS;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; FISH; PCB; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TOXICITY;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD CHAIN; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; DIOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FISHES; HUMANS; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 34547930746     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/06-621R.1     Document Type: Article

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