Potential effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in marine foods on human health: a critical review

Toxin Reviews

Volumn 35, Issue 3-4, 2016, Pages 98-105

  Balcıoğlu, Esra Billur ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

human health; marine environmental risk; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)

Indexed keywords

HUMAN;

EID: 84988318553     PISSN: 15569543     EISSN: 15569551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15569543.2016.1201513     Document Type: Review

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