Elevated PCDD/F levels and distinctive PCDD/F congener profiles in free range eggs

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 7708-7714

  Hsu, Jing Fang ^a   Chen, Chun ^a   Liao, Pao Chi ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Caged chicken; Congener profile; Egg; Free range chicken; PCDD Fs

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; BENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; CHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS; DRUG DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORODIBENZO 4 DIOXIN; POLYCHLORODIBENZO-4-DIOXIN; POLLUTANT; SOIL;

ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; EGG; FOOD CONTAMINATION; POLLUTANT; SOIL; TAIWAN; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; ANALYSIS;

ANIMAL FEED; BENZOFURANS; EGGS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; SOIL; TAIWAN; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN;

EID: 77954544441     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf100456b     Document Type: Article

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