Dioxins (polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzo-furans) in traditional clay products used during pregnancy

Chemosphere

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1678-1685

  Reeuwijk, Noortje M ^a   Talidda, Antonia ^b   Malisch, Rainer ^c,d   Kotz, Alexander ^c,d   Tritscher, Angelika ^e   Fiedler, Heidelore ^f   Zeilmaker, Marco J ^g   Kooijman, Martin ^a   Wienk, Koen J H ^a   Traag, Wim A ^b   Hoogenboom, Ron L A P ^b  

^a Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA)   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Analysis of Food   (Germany)

^d WHO/UNEP Reference Laboratory   (Germany)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^f UNEP Chemicals Branch   (Switzerland)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Clay; Dioxins; Polychlorinated dibenzo p dioxins; Polychlorinated dibenzofurans; Toxic equivalents

Indexed keywords

CLAY; COMMERCE; OBSTETRICS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

BREASTFEEDING; DIOXINS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO- P - DIOXINS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS; TOXIC EQUIVALENTS TEQ;

CLAY PRODUCTS;

DIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

BIOASSAY; BREASTFEEDING; CLAY SOIL; DIOXIN; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GEOPHAGY; MILK; PCDD; PCDF; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; TOXIC MATERIAL; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BREAST MILK; CLAY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PERINATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; SAMPLING;

CONGO; COTE D'IVOIRE; LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 84872263724     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.09.064     Document Type: Article

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