Bioaccumulation of dioxin-Like substances and selected brominated flame retardant congeners in the fat and livers of black pigs farmed within the nebrodi regional park of sicily

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 261-269

  Brambilla, Gianfranco ^a   De Filippis, Stefania Paola ^a   Iamiceli, Anna Laura ^a   Iacovella, Nicola ^a   Abate, Vittorio ^a   Aronica, Vincenzo ^b   Di Marco, Vincenzo ^b   Di Domenico, Alessandro ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA SICILIA A MIRRI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIOXIN; FLAME RETARDANT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; ITALY; LIVER; METABOLISM; PRODUCT SAFETY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWINE; WILD ANIMAL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, WILD; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DIOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLAME RETARDANTS; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; LIVER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SICILY; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 79951599181     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-10-176     Document Type: Article

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