Dietary intake, levels in food and estimated intake of lead, cadmium, and mercury

Food Additives and Contaminants

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 115-128

  Galal Gorchev, H ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Contaminants; GEMS Food; Intakes; Lead cadmium mercury

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; DRINKING WATER; FERTILIZER; GASOLINE; LEAD; MERCURY; PHOSPHATE;

BODY WEIGHT; BREAST MILK; CEREAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIETARY INTAKE; EQUIPMENT; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PRESERVATION; MEAT; PLANT ROOT; SHELLFISH; SLUDGE;

ADULT; CADMIUM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EATING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFANT; LEAD; MERCURY; UNITED NATIONS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

APOGON BRACHYGRAMMUS;

EID: 0027477577     PISSN: 0265203X     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652039309374135     Document Type: Article

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