Potential impact of fertilization practices on human dietary intake of dioxins in Belgium

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 423, Issue , 2012, Pages 47-54

  Dumortier, P ^a   Elskens, M ^b   Focant, J F ^c   Goeyens, L ^b   Vandermeiren, K ^a   Pussemier, L ^a  

^a VETERINARY AND AGROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Dioxin; Fertilizer; Food chain; Risk assessment; Sludge

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOILS; APPLICATION METHOD; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITIONS; BELGIUM; CROP FERTILIZATION; DIETARY INTAKES; DIGESTATE; DIOXIN; FIELD SCALE; FOOD CHAIN; GRAZING ANIMALS; LIQUID FERTILIZERS; MINERAL FERTILIZERS; ORGANIC FERTILIZERS; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; REARING METHODS; SIMPLE METHOD; SLUDGE; SURFACE LAYERS;

ANIMALS; COMPOSTING; CROPS; ESTIMATION; FERTILIZERS; MANURES; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; MINERALS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

DIOXIN; FERTILIZER; MINERAL FERTILIZER; ORGANIC FERTILIZER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; COMPOST; DIET; DIGESTION; DIOXIN; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOOD CHAIN; HEALTH RISK; MANURE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLUDGE;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BELGIUM; BIOACCUMULATION; COMPOST; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; GRAZING; HALF LIFE TIME; LIVESTOCK; MANURE; PIG FARMING; POULTRY FARMING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REARING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SLUDGE;

BELGIUM; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DIOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FERTILIZERS; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BELGIUM;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 84859006247     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.02.008     Document Type: Article

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