Aflatoxins in Municipal Solid Wastes Compost? A First Answer

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2788-2792

  Déportes, Isabelle ^a   Krivobok, Serge ^a   Seigle Murandi, Françoise ^a   Zmirou, Denis ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Compost; Humic acids; Municipal solid waste; Mycotoxins

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS;

EID: 0000531009     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf960937c     Document Type: Article

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