Human Milk and Blood Serum SRMs

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Human Milk and Blood Serum SRMs

Caption: The new NIST Standard Reference Materials for organic contaminants in human body fluids reflect changes in contaminant levels since the last materials were issued in 2000 -- levels of PCBs, pesticides, dioxins/furans and other contaminants have decreased by 50 percent while the levels of brominated flame retardants have been on the rise.

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