Isolation and recovery of selected polybrominated diphenyl ethers from human serum and sheep serum: Coupling reversed-phase solid-phase disk extraction and liquid-liquid extraction techniques with a capillary gas chromatographic electron capture negative ion mass spectrometric determinative technique

Journal of Chromatographic Science

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-60

  Loconto, Paul R ^a   Isenga, David ^a   O'Keefe, Michael ^a   Knottnerus, Mark ^a  

^a MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 38149114596     PISSN: 00219665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/chromsci/46.1.53     Document Type: Article

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