Polychlorinated Biphenyls

Encyclopedia of Ecology, Five-Volume Set

Volumn 1-5, Issue , 2008, Pages 2872-2881

  Thomas, G O ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aroclor; Biomagnification; Clophen; Dioxin; Kanechlor; Organic; Organochlorine; Organohalogen; PCBs; Persistent; Pesticides; Pollutant; POPs; TEF

Indexed keywords

EID: 84954355340     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-008045405-4.00416-X     Document Type: Chapter

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