Pilot study on the exposure of the German general population to non-dioxin-like and dioxin-like PCBs

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 214, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Schettgen, Thomas ^a,b   Gube, M ^a   Alt, A ^a   Fromme, H ^c   Kraus, T ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age distribution; Biological monitoring; Dl PCBs; General population; PCB

Indexed keywords

CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; DIOXIN; PESTICIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLLUTANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PESTICIDES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 79960270393     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2011.04.002     Document Type: Article

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