Evaluating daily exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in fish oil supplements

Food Additives and Contaminants - Part A

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1177-1185

  Ashley, J T F ^a,b   Ward, J S ^a   Schafer, M W ^b   Stapleton, H M ^c   Velinsky, D J ^b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exposure; Fish oil; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs); Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

Indexed keywords

FISH OIL; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID; POLLUTANT;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMER; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; POLLUTANT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEA FOOD;

ANIMALS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FATTY ACIDS, ESSENTIAL; FISH OILS; FISHES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEAFOOD; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954187400     PISSN: 19440049     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19440041003793298     Document Type: Article

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