Mammalian Toxicity of Organic Compounds of Bromine and Iodine

Handbook of Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 3, Issue , 2003, Pages 205-251

  Depierre, Joseph W ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bromine; Iodine; Organic compounds; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84983123870     PISSN: 1867979X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/bll992     Document Type: Chapter

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