Assessing exposure to phthalates - The human biomonitoring approach

Molecular Nutrition and Food Research

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 7-31

  Wittassek, Matthias ^a   Koch, Holger Martin ^b   Angerer, Jürgen ^b   Brüning, Thomas ^b  

^a Chromsystems Instrument and Chemicals GmbH   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Daily intake; Exposure assessment; Phthalates; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 78650877458     PISSN: 16134125     EISSN: 16134133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201000121     Document Type: Review

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