Distribution of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in human serum from urban areas in Korea

Chemosphere

Volumn 73, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1625-1631

  Kang, Jung Ho ^a   Park, Hyokeun ^a   Chang, Yoon Seok ^a   Choi, Jong Woo ^b  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b National Institute of Environmental Research   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Korea; OCPs; PCBs; Serum; Urban areas

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PESTICIDES; POLLUTION; POPULATION STATISTICS; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; PRINTED CIRCUITS;

KOREA; OCPS; PCBS; SERUM; URBAN AREAS;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; BETA HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; CHLORPHENOTANE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; NONACHLOR; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEALTH IMPACT; LIPID; PCB; PESTICIDE; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION MONITORING; SERUM; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOTOPE DILUTION ASSAY; KOREA; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; NORMAL HUMAN; POLLUTION; POLLUTION CONTROL; POPULATION EXPOSURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; INTERNATIONALITY; ISOTOPES; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA;

EID: 54549114177     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.07.087     Document Type: Article

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