Characteristic, use and toxicity of fluorurates: Literature review;Caratteristiche, uso e tossicità dei f luorurati: Revisione della letteratura

Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro ed Ergonomia

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 61-74

  Negri, S ^a,b   Maestri, L ^b   Esabon, G ^b   Ferrari, M ^c   Zadra, P ^b   Ghittori, S ^a   Imbriani, M ^d  

^a ISPESL   (Italy)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

^c Fondazione S Maugeri   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endocrine disruptor; Fluorurates; PFOA; PFOS

Indexed keywords

ALKANESULFONIC ACID; FLUOROCARBON; OCTANOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; POLLUTION;

ALKANESULFONIC ACIDS; ANIMALS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FLUOROCARBONS; HUMANS; OCTANOIC ACIDS;

EID: 47749113322     PISSN: 15927830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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