Phthalates in Belgian cow's milk and the role of feed and other contamination pathways at farm level

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2945-2953

  Fierens, T ^a,b   Van Holderbeke, M ^a   Willems, H ^a   De Henauw, S ^b,c   Sioen, I ^b,d  

^a FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE GHENT   (Belgium)

^d RESEARCH FOUNDATION FLANDERS FWO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Contamination pathways; Cow's milk; DEHP; Exposure; Feed; Phthalate

Indexed keywords

BENZYLBUTYL PHTHALATE; DIISOBUTYLPHTHALATE; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DICYCLOHEXYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIETHYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIMETHYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIOCTYL ESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; FARM; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; METABOLISM; MILK; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; WINTER;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; GROUNDWATER; MILK; PHTHALIC ACIDS; SEASONS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84864062023     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: 18736351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2012.05.036     Document Type: Article

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