Nitrate intake from drinking water on Tenerife island (Spain)

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 302, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 85-92

  Caballero Mesa, J M ^a   Rubio Armendariz C ^a   Hardisson de la Torre, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acceptable daily intake; Intake; Legislation; Nitrates; Tenerife island

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; FOOD PRODUCTS; IRRIGATION; MEATS; NITRATES;

VEGETABLE PRODUCTS;

POTABLE WATER;

DRINKING WATER; NITRATE;

DRINKING WATER; LEGISLATION; NITRATE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; FLUID INTAKE; LAW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MINERAL WATERS; NITRATES; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFERENCE VALUES; SPAIN; WATER SUPPLY;

SPAIN;

EID: 0037454692     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(02)00341-8     Document Type: Article

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