A national survey of polychlorinated dioxins, furans (PCDD/Fs) and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (dl-PCBs) in human milk in China

Chemosphere

Volumn 75, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1236-1242

  Li, Jingguang ^a   Zhang, Lei ^a   Wu, Yongning ^a   Liu, Yinping ^a,b   Zhou, Pingping ^a   Wen, Sheng ^a,c   Liu, Jiaying ^a   Zhao, Yunfeng ^a   Li, Xiaowei ^a  

^a National Institute for Nutrition and Food Safety   (China)

^b NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Hubei Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Body burden; Dioxin like polychlorinated biphenyls; Human milk; Polychlorinated dibenzo p dioxins and dibenzofurans; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORING; BODY BURDEN; DIOXIN-LIKE POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; HUMAN MILK; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS AND DIBENZOFURANS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FEEDING; HEALTH RISKS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PRINTED CIRCUITS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; RURAL AREAS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

LIPID; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

BIOMONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; LIPID; MILK; PCB; PCDD; PCDF; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA;

ARTICLE; BODY BURDEN; BREAST FEEDING; CHINA; CHINESE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; MEAT; MILK; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

BENZOFURANS; BODY BURDEN; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MILK, HUMAN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN; TIME FACTORS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 67349104409     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.01.073     Document Type: Article

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