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Record 1 1990-04-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
DEF

Amount of contaminant in a given area at a given point in time.

CONT

the concentration of PCDFs in the rice oil was about 5 ppm (parts per million). This degree of contamination can best be explained as a result of the formation of PCDFs from PCBs during prolonged heating.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Études et analyses environnementales
CONT

(...) les niveaux de contamination atteints auraient pu mettre sérieusement en danger la santé.

Spanish

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