Chemical biomarkers of human breast milk pollution

Biomarker Insights

Volumn 2008, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 159-169

  Massart, Francesco ^a   Gherarducci, Giulia ^a   Marchi, Benedetta ^a   Saggese, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast milk; Breastfeeding; Chemical contaminants; Environmental chemicals

Indexed keywords

ALDRIN; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CADMIUM; CHLORDANE; CHLORPHENOTANE; DIELDRIN; DIOXIN; FURAN DERIVATIVE; HEPTACHLOR; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; LEAD; MERCURY; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL; POLYBROMINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYBROMINATED DIBENZOFURAN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT; CHILD NUTRITION; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; INFANT NUTRITION; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 41949123145     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11772719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4137/bmi.s564     Document Type: Review

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