Persistent chemicals found in breast milk and their possible interactions

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 18, Issue 3 SPEC.ISS., 2004, Pages 259-266

  Pohl, Hana R ^a   McClure, Peter ^b   De Rosa, Christopher T ^a  

^a AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE RESEARCH CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast milk contamination; Chemical mixtures; Persistent chemicals; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; DIOXIN; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; METHYLMERCURY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENT; EVALUATION; EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TARGET ORGAN; TOXICITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 7944228565     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2003.11.012     Document Type: Article

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