Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Food - Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain

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Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

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benchmark dose lower confidence limit (BMDL); exposure; food; indicators; margin of exposure (MOE); occurrence; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); risk assessment; toxic equivalency factor (TEF)

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EID: 85076327714     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2008.724     Document Type: Article

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