Dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans in human breast milk collected in the area of Taranto (Southern Italy): First case study

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Volumn 405, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2405-2410

  Bianco, Giuliana ^a   Zianni, Rosalia ^b   Anzillotta, Giuseppe ^c   Palma, Achille ^c   Vitacco, Vincenzo ^d   Scrano, Laura ^a   Cataldi, Tommaso R I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c Metapontum Agrobios ^*  (Italy)

^d SS Annunziata Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast milk; Gas chromatography; High resolution mass spectrometry; Polychlorinated dibenzo p dioxins; Polychlorinated dibenzofurans

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED SOLVENT EXTRACTION; BREAST MILK; HIGH RESOLUTION MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO P DIOXIN (PCDDS); POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS; TOXIC EQUIVALENTS TEQ; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

BENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; DIBENZO(1,4)DIOXIN; DIBENZOFURAN; DIOXIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BENZOFURANS; DIOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; ITALY; MILK, HUMAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878327357     PISSN: 16182642     EISSN: 16182650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-013-6706-7     Document Type: Article

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