Beryllium in food and drinking water - a summary of available knowledge

Food Additives and Contaminants

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 149-159

  Vaessen, Hubert A M G ^a   Szteke, Barbara ^b  

^a Institute of Agricultural and Food Biotechnology ^*  (Netherlands)

^b State Research Institute   (Poland)

Author keywords

Analysis; Applications; Beryllium; Drinking; Food; Intake; Materials; Occurrence; Properties; Reference; Review; Toxicity; Water

Indexed keywords

BERYLLIUM; DRINKING WATER;

ARTICLE; FOOD ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034105710     PISSN: 0265203X     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026520300283504     Document Type: Article

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