PCDDs, PCDFs and DL-PCBs in some selected Estonian and imported food samples

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 16, Issue 12 B, 2007, Pages 1662-1666

  Roots, Ott ^a,b  

^a Eesti Keskkonnauuringute Keskus   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; Butter; DL PCB; Estonia; Estonian food; Imported fish oil; Meat; Milk; Polychlorinated dibenzo p dioxins; Polychlorinated dibenzofurans

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD POISONING; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH CARE; MEAT; MILK; OIL; PCB; PCDD; PCDF; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGULATORY APPROACH; TOXICITY;

BALTIC STATES; ESTONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 38149061272     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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