Use of home test kits for detection of lead and cadmium in ceramic dinnerware

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 219, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 13-19

  Sheets, Ralph W ^a  

^a MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceramic dinnerware; Commercial home test kits; Heavy metal hazards

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD;

ARTICLE; CERAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEAD POISONING; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CADMIUM; CERAMICS; COOKING AND EATING UTENSILS; EVALUATION STUDIES; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; LEAD; METHODS;

EID: 0032511338     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(98)00233-2     Document Type: Article

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