Concentrations of PCDD/Fs, PCBs and PBDEs in breast milk of women from Catalonia, Spain: A follow-up study

Environment International

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 607-613

  Schuhmacher, Marta ^a   Kiviranta, Hannu ^b   Ruokojärvi, Päivi ^b   Nadal, Martí ^a   Domingo, José L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Breast milk; Dietary intake; Hazardous waste incinerator; PBDEs; PCBs; PCDD Fs

Indexed keywords

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HAZARDS; NUTRITION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

BREAST MILK; DIETARY INTAKES; HAZARDOUS WASTE INCINERATORS; PBDES; PCDD/FS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

BREASTFEEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIET; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; MILK; PBDE; PCB; PCDD; PCDF; URBAN AREA; WOMENS HEALTH;

EID: 61449220838     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2008.12.003     Document Type: Article

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