Heavy metals (Cr, Zn, Ni, V, Pb, Cd) in lingonberries (Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.) and assessment of human exposure in two industrial areas in the Kemi-Tornio region, Northern Finland

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 338-343

  Poykio R ^a   Maenpaa A ^b   Peramaki P ^c   Niemela M ^c   Valimaki I ^d  

^a Finland's Environmental Administration   (Finland)

^b Council of Keminmaa ^*  (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^d Suomen Ympäristöpalvelu Oy ^*  (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; NICKEL; VANADIUM; ZINC;

HEAVY METAL;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEGRADATION; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FINLAND; FOOD INTAKE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL AREA; LINGONBERRY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MINING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL POLLUTION; STANDARD;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FINLAND; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; MICROWAVES; MINING; RISK ASSESSMENT; VACCINIUM VITIS-IDAEA;

IDAEA; VACCINIUM VITIS-IDAEA; VITIS;

EID: 19944404250     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-004-0074-4     Document Type: Article

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