Nitrate and nitrite contamination of water sources and fruit juices marketed in South-Eastern Nigeria

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 213-218

  Okafor, P N ^a   Ogbonna, U I ^a  

^a MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Fruit juices; Nitrate; Nitrite; Water source

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; NITRATE; NITRITE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRUIT JUICE; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MARKETING; NIGERIA; RIVER; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TOXICOLOGY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ABIA;

EID: 0038416007     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-1575(02)00167-9     Document Type: Article

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