Polychlorinated biphenyls, hexachlorobenzene, hexachlorocyclohexane isomers, and pesticide organochlorine residues in cod-liver oil dietary supplements

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1787-1791

  Storelli, Maria M ^a   Storelli, Arianna ^a   Marcotrigiano, Giuseppe O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

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EID: 4043078537     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-67.8.1787     Document Type: Article

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