Transfer of soil contaminants to home-produced eggs and preventive measures to reduce contamination

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 407, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 4438-4446

  Waegeneers, Nadia ^a   De Steur, Hans ^b   De Temmerman, Ludwig ^a   Van Steenwinkel, Sarah ^b   Gellynck, Xavier ^b   Viaene, Jacques ^b  

^a VETERINARY AND AGROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dioxins; Home produced chicken eggs; Measures; Model; Pb; Soil contamination

Indexed keywords

DIOXINS; HOME-PRODUCED CHICKEN EGGS; MEASURES; PB; SOIL CONTAMINATION;

CONTAMINATION; GEOLOGIC MODELS; LEAD; LEAD ALLOYS; MEATS; SOILS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

DIOXIN; LEAD;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; EGG; FEASIBILITY STUDY; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLLUTION CONTROL; POULTRY; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIOAVAILABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC WASTE; EGG PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FECES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FORAGE; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTION; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL; WORM;

ANIMALS; BELGIUM; CHICKENS; DIOXINS; EGGS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; LEAD; PERCEPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONS; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 67349216690     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.12.041     Document Type: Article

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