Polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs) in Irish foods: Occurrence and human dietary exposure

Chemosphere

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 322-328

  Fernandes, A R ^a   Tlustos, C ^b   Rose, M ^a   Smith, F ^a   Carr, M ^a   Panton, S ^a  

^a FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Congener specific; Dietary intake; Fish; HRMS; Risk assessment; TEQ

Indexed keywords

CEREAL PRODUCTS; FISH; NAPHTHALENE; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POPULATION STATISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANALYTICAL METHODOLOGY; CONGENER-SPECIFIC; DIETARY INTAKES; HRMS; HUMAN DIETARY EXPOSURES; POLYCHLORINATED NAPHTHALENE (PCNS); POLYCHLORINATED NAPHTHALENES; PROBABILISTIC APPROACHES;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

POLYCHLORINATED NAPHTHALENE; POLYCHLORINATED NAPHTHALENE 52; POLYCHLORINATED NAPHTHALENE 53; POLYCHLORINATED NAPHTHALENE 66; POLYCHLORINATED NAPHTHALENE 67; POLYCHLORINATED NAPHTHALENE 68; POLYCHLORINATED NAPHTHALENE 69; POLYCHLORINATED NAPHTHALENE 71; POLYCHLORINATED NAPHTHALENE 72; POLYCHLORINATED NAPHTHALENE 74; POLYCHLORINATED NAPHTHALENE 75; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; BIOAVAILABILITY; CEREAL; DATA SET; DIET; DIOXIN; FAT; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH RISK; MILK; NAPHTHALENE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHELLFISH; STANDARD (REFERENCE); STANDARDIZATION; TOXICITY; TOXICOLOGY;

ARTICLE; CEREAL; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIETARY INTAKE; EGG; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; IRELAND; MEAT; MILK; SEA FOOD; VEGETABLE;

IRELAND;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 80555155530     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.06.093     Document Type: Article

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