Dioxin and dioxin-like PCB profiles in the serum of industrial and municipal waste incinerator workers in Korea

Environment International

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 580-587

  Park, Hyokeun ^a   Ikonomou, Michael G ^b   Kim, Hee Sun ^a   Choi, Jong Woo ^c   Chang, Yoon Seok ^a  

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

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^c National Institute of Environmental Research   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Body burden; Human serum; Incinerator workers; Korea; PCBs; PCDD Fs

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; WASTE INCINERATION;

BODY BURDEN; HUMAN SERUM; INDUSTRIAL AND MUNICIPAL WASTE; INDUSTRIAL INCINERATORS; KOREA; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE INCINERATOR; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PCDD/FS;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIOXIN; INCINERATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PCB; PCDD; PCDF;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA;

EID: 61649109754     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2008.10.006     Document Type: Article

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