Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and risk elements in honey from the South Moravian region (Czech Republic)

Acta Veterinaria Brno

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 169-174

  Batelková, Petra ^a   Borkovcová, Ivana ^a   Čelechovská, Olga ^a   Vorlová, Lenka ^a   Bartáková, Klára ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Atomic absorption spectroscopy; HPLC; Persistent organic pollutants; Toxic elements

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866847598     PISSN: 00017213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2754/avb201281020169     Document Type: Article

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