Screening and confirmatory methods for the detection of dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in foods

Persistent Organic Pollutants and Toxic Metals in Foods

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 47-80

  Focant, Jean François ^a   Eppe, Gauthier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bioassays; Dioxins; Foods; Furans; Isotopic dilution (ID) technique; Mass spectrometry; Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); Quality assurance (QA); Quality control (QC); Screening and confirmatory methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903411057     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9780857098917.1.47     Document Type: Chapter

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