Current data on the background burden to the persistent organochlorine pollutants HCB, p,p'-DDE as well as PCB 138, PCB 153 and PCB 180 in plasma of the general population in Germany

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 218, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 380-385

  Schettgen, Thomas ^a   Alt, Anne ^a   Esser, Andre ^a   Kraus, Thomas ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age distribution; Biological monitoring; General population; POPs

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; POLLUTANT; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALYSIS; BLOOD; BODY BURDEN; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLLUTANT; PROCEDURES; SEX RATIO; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BODY BURDEN; CHILD; DICHLORODIPHENYL DICHLOROETHYLENE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84973253651     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2015.02.006     Document Type: Article

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