Trace elements in bottled and soft drinks in Nigeria - A preliminary study

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 208, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 161-163

  Nkono, N A ^a   Asubiojo, O I ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Bottled water; Nigeria; Soft drinks; Trace elements; WHO limits

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; DRINKING WATER; LEAD; NICKEL; SELENIUM; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

DRINKING WATER; TRACE ELEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER STANDARD; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CARBONATED BEVERAGES; DRINKING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MINERAL WATERS; NIGERIA; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

NIGERIA;

EID: 0031583824     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(97)00289-1     Document Type: Article

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