Perfluoroalkyl substances in human milk: A first survey in Italy

Environment International

Volumn 51, Issue , 2013, Pages 27-30

  Barbarossa, Andrea ^a   Masetti, Riccardo ^b   Gazzotti, Teresa ^a   Zama, Daniele ^b   Astolfi, Annalisa ^b   Veyrand, Bruno ^c   Pession, Andrea ^b   Pagliuca, Giampiero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c Waters Corporation   (France)

Author keywords

Breast milk; LC MS MS; PFASs; PFOA; PFOS

Indexed keywords

PHYSIOLOGY;

BREAST MILK; LC-MS/MS; PFASS; PFOA; PFOS;

POLLUTION DETECTION;

PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID;

BIOACCUMULATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DETECTION METHOD; LACTATION; MILK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; ITALY; LACTATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLLUTANT; PRIMIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRA PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ITALY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84868333629     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2012.10.001     Document Type: Article

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