Levels and congener distributions of PCDDs, PCDFs and dioxin-like PCBs in environmental and human samples: A review

Environmental Chemistry Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-28

  Srogi, Krystyna ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL PROCESSING OF COAL   (Poland)

Author keywords

Air; Food; Human tissue; Occupational exposure; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins; Polychlorinated dibenzofurans; Sediments; Soil; Water

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; DEFORESTATION; FIRES; FISH; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PESTICIDES; SEDIMENTS; TISSUE; TOXICITY; VOLCANOES; WASTE INCINERATION;

DIOXIN-LIKE PCBS; HUMAN TISSUES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO- P - DIOXINS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS/DIBENZOFURANS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS; TETRACHLORODIBENZO P DIOXINS; TOXIC EQUIVALENCY FACTORS;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 38649129374     PISSN: 16103653     EISSN: 16103661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10311-007-0105-2     Document Type: Review

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