Occurrence and relevance to health of persistent organic substances and phthalates in breast milk;Vorkommen und gesundheitliche Bedeutung von persistenten organischen Substanzen und Phthalaten in der Muttermilch

Gesundheitswesen

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Fromme, H ^a   Raab, U ^a   Furst P ^b   Vieth, B ^c   Vlkel, W ^a   Albrecht, M ^a   Schwegler, U ^a  

^a Sachgebiet Chemikaliensicherheit und Toxikologie/Biomonitoring ^*  (Germany)

^b Chemisches Und Veterinäruntersuchungsamt Münsterland Emscher Lippe CVUA MEL   (Germany)

^c FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR RISK ASSESSMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

breast milk; PBDE; PCB; PCDD F; PFC; phthalates

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHTHALIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BODY BURDEN; BREAST MILK; CHEMISTRY; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; POLLUTANT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

BODY BURDEN; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GERMANY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MILK, HUMAN; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PHTHALIC ACIDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79251585971     PISSN: 09413790     EISSN: 14394421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1268452     Document Type: Article

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