PCB concentrations in some foods from four European countries

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1062-1067

  Zuccato, E ^a   Grassi, P ^a   Davoli, E ^a   Valdicelli, L ^b   Wood, D ^c   Reitano, G ^a   Fanelli, R ^a  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b Altroconsumo   (Italy)

^c Scientific Analysis Instruments   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Butter; Dioxin like PCBs; Food; PCBs; Salmon; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ARTICLE; BUTTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD POISONING; HUMAN; SALMON; VEGETABLE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EUROPE; FOOD ANALYSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA;

EID: 38649115025     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2007.10.040     Document Type: Article

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