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Original Articles

Transfer and uptake of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and furans (PCDD/Fs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) into meat and organs of indoor and outdoor reared pigs

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Pages 431-448 | Received 29 Jun 2011, Accepted 22 Oct 2011, Published online: 09 Dec 2011

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