Polybrominated diphenylethers (PBDEs) and brominated dioxins (PBDD/Fs) in irish food of animal origin

Food Additives and Contaminants: Part B Surveillance

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 86-94

  Fernandes, A R ^a   Tlustos, C ^b   Smith, F ^a   Carr, M ^a   Petch, R ^a   Rose, M ^a  

^a FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Dioxins; Eggs; Fat; Food; Liver; Milk; Pbdd fs; Pbdes; Who teq

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; GALLUS GALLUS; OVIS ARIES; SUIDAE;

DIOXIN; FLAME RETARDANT; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; EGG; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HALOGENATION; HUMAN; IRELAND; MEAT; MILK; TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; DIOXINS; EGGS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLAME RETARDANTS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HALOGENATION; HUMANS; IRELAND; MEAT; MILK; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS;

EID: 77649197076     PISSN: 19393210     EISSN: 19393229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652030903042525     Document Type: Article

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