PCB levels in humans in an area of PCB transformer recycling

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1140, Issue , 2008, Pages 135-142

  Ling, Bo ^a,b   Han, Guangeng ^a   Xu, Ying ^a  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b Institute of Environment and Health Drinking Water Safety   (China)

Author keywords

e waste recycling; Health implications; PCB

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; SURFACE WATER;

CHICKEN; CHILD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; RECYCLING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWINE; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

GALLUS GALLUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 54949141509     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1196/annals.1454.030     Document Type: Conference Paper

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