Dietary intake of trace elements and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons via vegetables grown in an industrial Greek area

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 218, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 203-216

  Voutsa, D ^a   Samara, C ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Dietary intake; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Trace elements; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GREECE; INDUSTRIAL AREA; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ADULT; CARCINOGENS; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GREECE; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; INDUSTRY; METALS, HEAVY; TRACE ELEMENTS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 0032581409     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(98)00206-X     Document Type: Article

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