Determination of PCDD/Fs in breast milk of women living in the vicinities of Da Nang Agent Orange hot spot (Vietnam) and estimation of the infant's daily intake

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 491-492, Issue , 2014, Pages 212-218

  Hue, N T M ^a   Nam, V D ^a   Thuong, N V ^a   Huyen, N T ^a   Phuong, N T H ^a   Hung, N X ^a   Tuan, N H ^a   Son, L K ^a,b   Minh, N H ^a  

^a Vietnam Environment Administration   (Viet Nam)

^b Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Vietnam   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Agent Orange; Breast milk; Da Nang; Dioxins; Exposure

Indexed keywords

HERBICIDES; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

BREAST MILK; DA NANG; DIOXINS; EXPOSURE; HIGH-RESOLUTION GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/HIGH-RESOLUTION MASS SPECTROMETRIES; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO P DIOXIN (PCDDS); POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; DAILY INTAKE; HOT SPOT; PCDD/FS; VIET NAM;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN; 2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; 2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; 2,4,5 TRICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; BENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; POLLUTANT; POLYCHLORODIBENZO-4-DIOXIN; POLYMER;

BREASTFEEDING; HEALTH RISK; INFANT FEEDING; MILK; PCDD; PCDF; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; ESTIMATION METHOD;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; FEMALE; FOOD SAFETY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIMIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIET NAM; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; INFANT; METABOLISM; POLLUTANT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHY; INFANT NUTRITION; PRODUCT RECOVERY;

DA NANG; VIET NAM;

2,4,5-TRICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; 2,4-DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; BENZOFURANS; BREAST FEEDING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MILK, HUMAN; POLYMERS; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN; VIETNAM;

EID: 84903542023     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.02.054     Document Type: Article

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