WHO/UNEP global surveys of PCDDs, PCDFs, PCBs and DDTs in human milk and benefit–risk evaluation of breastfeeding

Archives of Toxicology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 83-96

  van den Berg, Martin ^a   Kypke, Karin ^b   Kotz, Alexander ^b   Tritscher, Angelika ^c   Lee, Seoung Yong ^c   Magulova, Katarina ^d   Fiedler, Heidelore ^e   Malisch, Rainer ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b State Institute for Chemical and Veterinary Analysis of Food   (Germany)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d UNEP Chemicals   (Switzerland)

^e EBU Technical Department   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Benefit risk; Breastfeeding; DDT; Dioxins; Human milk; PCBs

Indexed keywords

CHLORPHENOTANE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN; DIOXIN; PESTICIDE RESIDUE;

BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRENDS; UNITED NATIONS;

BIOTRANSFORMATION; BREAST FEEDING; DDT; DIBENZOFURANS, POLYCHLORINATED; DIOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MILK, HUMAN; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXINS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED NATIONS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84979249515     PISSN: 03405761     EISSN: 14320738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00204-016-1802-z     Document Type: Review

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