Human exposure to PCDD/Fs and PCBs through consumption of fish and seafood in Catalonia (Spain): Temporal trend

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 81, Issue , 2015, Pages 28-33

  Perelló, Gemma ^a   Díaz Ferrero, Jordi ^b   Llobet, Juan M ^c   Castell, Victòria ^d   Vicente, Emilio ^d   Nadal, Martí ^a   Domingo, José L ^a  

^a INSTITUT D INVESTIGACIÓ SANITÀRIA PERE VIRGILI IISPV   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT RAMON LLULL   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d GENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Catalonia (Spain); Dietary exposure; Fish and seafood; PCBs; PCDD Fs; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN; 2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; POLYCHLORODIBENZO-4-DIOXIN;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CANNED FOOD; CLAM; CUTTLEFISH; FISH; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH HAZARD; NONHUMAN; RED MULLET; RISK ASSESSMENT; SARDINE; SEA FOOD; SPAIN; SWORDFISH; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TREND STUDY; TUNA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CHILD; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; YOUNG ADULT;

BIVALVIA; MULLIDAE; SCOMBRIDAE; SEPIIDAE; XIPHIAS GLADIUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FISHES; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEAFOOD; SPAIN; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84927940814     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: 18736351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2015.04.010     Document Type: Article

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