Agreement between breast milk dioxin levels by CALUX bioassay and chemical analysis in a population survey in Hong Kong

Chemosphere

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1287-1294

  Hui, L L ^a   Hedley, A J ^a   Nelson, E A S ^b   Malisch, R ^c   Wong, T W ^d   Cowling, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c State Institute for Chemical and Veterinary Analysis of Food   (Germany)

^d CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Breast milk; Chemical determination; Dioxins; Hong Kong; Toxic equivalent factor

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEASUREMENT THEORY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; TOXICITY;

BREAST MILK; CHEMICAL DETERMINATION; DIOXIN LEVELS; TOXIC EQUIVALENT FACTOR;

GENE EXPRESSION;

DIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

BIOASSAY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENE EXPRESSION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEASUREMENT THEORY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; TOXICITY;

BIOASSAY; BREASTFEEDING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; DETECTION METHOD; DIOXIN; FOOD QUALITY; GENE EXPRESSION; MILK; STANDARD (REGULATION); TOXICITY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BREAST MILK; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHINA; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLLUTANT; POPULATION RESEARCH;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 34748831189     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.05.038     Document Type: Article

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