Uranium concentrations in South African herbal remedies

Health Physics

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 679-683

  Steenkamp, Vanessa ^a,c   Stewart, Michael J ^b   Chimuka, Luke ^b   Cukrowska, Ewa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Analysis, dose; Diet; Ingestion; Uranium

Indexed keywords

URANIUM;

ADSORPTIVE STRIPPING VOLTAMMETRY; ARTICLE; HERB; POTENTIOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL POLLUTION; SOUTH AFRICA; SURFACE SOIL;

DRUG CONTAMINATION; MEDICINE, HERBAL; SOUTH AFRICA; URANIUM;

EID: 27844458573     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000168614.97386.43     Document Type: Article

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