Carcinogenic potency of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soil

Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 437-443

  Duke, Okoro ^a   Albert, Ikolo O ^b  

^a DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control Abuja   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Benzo(a)pyrene; Carcinogen; Carcinogenic risk potency; Soil; Tumours

Indexed keywords

EID: 38149100952     PISSN: 10113924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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