Exposure of workers to 2,3,7,8-substituted polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin (PCDD) and dibenzofuran (PCDF) compounds in sawmills previously using chlorophenol-containing antistain agents

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 99-108

  Kontsas, Helena ^a   Rosenberg, Christina ^a   Tornaeus, Jarkko ^a   Mutanen, Pertti ^a   Jäppinen, Paavo ^b  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b Enso Group   (Finland)

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EID: 85003414093     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039896.1998.10545970     Document Type: Article

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