Assessment of metal content and toxicity of leachates from teapots

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 227, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 69-72

  Boularbah, Ali ^a   Bitton, Gabriel ^b   Morel, J L ^c  

^a CADI AYYAD UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

^c LABORATOIRE SOLS ET ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Heavy metal toxicity; MetPAD; Tea; Teapots

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COPPER; METAL; NICKEL; TIN; ZINC;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BIOASSAY; COMPLEX FORMATION; FLAME PHOTOMETRY; HOUSEHOLD; LEACHING; MOROCCO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEA; TOXICITY TESTING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0033028880     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(99)00005-4     Document Type: Article

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