The content of heavy metals in food packaging paper boards: An atomic absorption spectroscopy investigation

Food Research International

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 343-348

  Conti, Marcelo Enrique ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atomic absorption spectroscopy; Food packagings; Food safety; Heavy metals; Paper board

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL MATERIALS; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; EUROPEAN COUNCIL; FOOD SAFETY; LEAD; MERCURY; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0031404533     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0963-9969(97)00062-8     Document Type: Article

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