Transfer of eight phthalates through the milk chain - A case study

Environment International

Volumn 51, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-7

  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

Dairy products; Food; Milk; Phthalate

Indexed keywords

DAIRY PRODUCTS; ESTERS; FOOD PRODUCTS; PACKAGING MATERIALS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS;

CONTACT MATERIAL; CONTAMINATION SOURCES; DI-2-ETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; DI-N-BUTYL PHTHALATE; DIETHYL PHTHALATE; DIMETHYL PHTHALATE; MILK; PHTHALATES; PRODUCT CONTAMINATION;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

DIISOBUTYLPHTHALATE; PHTHALIC ACID BENZYLBUTYL ESTER; 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;

FOOD; MILK; PHTHALATE; POLLUTANT;

ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BUTTER; CHEESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; DAIRYING; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PROCESSING; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; MILK; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BELGIUM;

BOS;

EID: 84868321747     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2012.10.002     Document Type: Article

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