Dietary exposure to dioxin-like compounds in three age groups: Results from the Flemish environment and health study

Chemosphere

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 584-592

  Bilau, Maaike ^a   Matthys, Christophe ^a   Baeyens, Willy ^b   Bruckers, Liesbeth ^c   Backer, Guy De ^a   Hond, Elly Den ^d   Keune, Hans ^e   Koppen, Gudrun ^d   Nelen, Vera ^f   Schoeters, Greet ^d   Van Larebeke, Nicolas ^a   Willems, Jan L ^a   De Henauw, Stefaan ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^f Provincial Institute of Hygiene (PIH)   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dietary intake; Dioxin like PCBs; Flanders; PCDD Fs

Indexed keywords

FOOD PRODUCTS; NUTRITION; POPULATION STATISTICS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

DIETARY INTAKE; DIOXIN-LIKE PCB; FLANDERS;

LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES;

DIOXIN;

FOOD PRODUCTS; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; NUTRITION; POPULATION STATISTICS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

AGE STRUCTURE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOASSAY; BIOMONITORING; DIOXIN; FISH; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD INTAKE; GENE EXPRESSION; PCB; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAFOOD;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; GENE EXPRESSION; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLLUTION; POPULATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; FLANDERS; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 36349027942     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.07.008     Document Type: Article

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