Serum concentrations of PCBs and OCPs among prepubertal Korean children

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 3536-3547

  Park, Su Hyun ^a   Hong, Young Sun ^a   Ha, Eun Hee ^a   Park, Hyesook ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Children; Exposure assessment; Persistent organic pollutants

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; PCB; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SERUM;

KOREA;

CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; DANGEROUS GOODS; PESTICIDE; POLLUTANT; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; BLOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DANGEROUS GOODS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POLLUTANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOUTH KOREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; MALE; PESTICIDES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA;

EID: 84958761904     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5578-0     Document Type: Article

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