The research of human exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers and perfluoroocatane sulfonate

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 481-492

  Wang, YaWei ^a   Jiang, GuiBin ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Breast milk; Human beings; Human blood; Human tissue; Perfluoroocatane sulfonate; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949116264     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-008-0122-y     Document Type: Review

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