Monitoring and Risk Assessment of Ethyl Carbamate in Korean Major Foods
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Hong, Kwon-Pyo
(Division of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University)
Roh, I-Woo (Division of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University) Kang, Yoon-Seok (Division of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University) Jung, Dong-Chae (Division of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University) Park, Sae-Rom (Division of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University) Yoon, Ji-Ho (Division of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University) Bae, Dong-Ho (Division of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University) |
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