The fate and persistence of zineb, maneb, and ethylenethiourea on fresh and processed tomatoes

Food Additives and Contaminants

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 393-398

  Knio, K M ^a   Dagher, S ^a   Saad, A ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Ethylenethiourea; Maneb; Tomato; Zineb

Indexed keywords

2 IMIDAZOLIDINETHIONE; CARBON 14; FUNGICIDE; MANEB; ZINEB;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD STORAGE; FRUIT; HEATING; ISOTOPE LABELING; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY; TOMATO;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0034053603     PISSN: 0265203X     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026520300404806     Document Type: Article

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