Risk assessment of PCDD/Fs levels in human tissues related to major food items based on chemical analyses and micro-EROD assay

Environment International

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1040-1047

  Tsang, H L ^a   Wu, S C ^a   Wong, C K C ^a   Leung, C K M ^c   Tao, S ^b   Wong, M H ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HONG KONG SANATORIUM AND HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Body loadings; Fish; Human tissues; PCDD Fs; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BODY FLUIDS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; FISH; FOOD ADDITIVES; HISTOLOGY; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; TISSUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING; VEGETABLES; WATER;

DIOXIN-LIKE PCBS; EUROPEAN SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE; FRESHWATER FISHES; HUMAN TISSUES; LEAFY VEGETABLES; PCDD/FS; RAPID SCREENING; TOLERABLE DAILY INTAKE;

MEATS;

DIOXIN; ETHOXYRESORUFIN DEETHYLASE; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

ASSAY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH RISK; PCDD; RISK ASSESSMENT; VEGETABLE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CARP; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHICKEN; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EGG; FEMALE; FLOUR; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SAFETY; FRESHWATER FISH; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MARINE SPECIES; MILK; NONHUMAN; PORK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SERUM; TISSUE LEVEL; VEGETABLE;

CTENOPHARYNGODON; CTENOPHARYNGODON IDELLA; NEMIPTERUS VIRGATUS; SINIPERCA KNERI; TRACHINOTUS BLOCHII;

EID: 68049114487     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2009.05.005     Document Type: Article

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