Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in seafood products of South China

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 22, 2007, Pages 9152-9158

  Guo, Jian Yang ^a,b,c   Wu, Feng Chang ^b   Mai, Bi Xian ^a   Luo, Xiao Jun ^a   Zeng, Eddy Y ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Crab; Pearl River Delta; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Shellfish; Shrimp

Indexed keywords

ETHER DERIVATIVE; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL;

ARTICLE; CHINA; FOOD CONTAMINATION; SEA FOOD;

CHINA; ETHERS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; SEAFOOD;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); HOPLOCARIDA;

EID: 36148941034     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf072004u     Document Type: Article

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