Arsenic residues in hair samples from cattle in some arsenic affected areas of West Bengal, India

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 251-256

  Nandi, D ^a   Patra, R C ^a   Swarup, D ^a  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC;

ARTICLE; CATTLE; DRUG HAIR LEVEL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HAIR; INDIA; NONHUMAN; SCREENING;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ARSENIC; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HAIR; MALE; SEX FACTORS;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 26644464156     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-005-0745-5     Document Type: Article

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