Background levels of polychlorinated biphenyls in the population of the Canary Islands (Spain)

Environmental Research

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 10-16

  Henríquez Hernández, Luis A ^a   Luzardo, Octavio P ^a   Almeida González, Maira ^a   Álvarez León, Eva E ^b   Serra Majem, Lluis ^a   Zumbado, Manuel ^a   Boada, Luis D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO INSULAR DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Canary Islands; Dioxin like PCBs; Human serum; PCB markers; Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); TEQs

Indexed keywords

DIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE;

AGE CLASS; ARCHIPELAGO; BACKGROUND LEVEL; BIOMARKER; BODY MASS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEALTH IMPACT; LIPID; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PCB; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SERUM; SMOKING; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; SPAIN; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SPAIN; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; YOUNG ADULT;

CANARY ISLANDS; SPAIN;

EID: 78751585143     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2010.11.005     Document Type: Article

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