Trace metals in soft and durum wheat from Italy

Food Additives and Contaminants

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 45-53

  Conti, Marcelo Enrique ^a   Cubadda, Francesco ^b   Carcea, Marina ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca per gli Alimenti e la Nutrizione   (Italy)

Author keywords

Durum; Italy; Metals; Soft; Trace; Wheat

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; FLAME PHOTOMETRY; ITALY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM;

EID: 0033980988     PISSN: 0265203X     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026520300283577     Document Type: Article

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