Arsenic speciation in rice, straw, soil, hair and nails samples from the arsenic-affected areas of Middle and Lower Ganga plain

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1695-1705

  Sanz, E ^a   Munoz Olivas R ^a   Camara C ^a   Sengupta, M Kumar ^b   Ahamed, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Arsenic poisoning; Arsenic speciation; Ganga plain; Pressurised liquid extraction; Ultrasound probe sonication

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PATIENT MONITORING; ULTRASONICS;

ARSENIC POISONING; COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; INORGANIC ARSENIC; PRESSURISED LIQUID EXTRACTION; ULTRASOUND PROBE SONICATION;

ARSENIC;

ARSENIC;

ARSENIC POISONING; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HAIR ANALYSIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INDIA; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NAIL; NONHUMAN; RICE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; STRAW; ULTRASOUND; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ARSENIC; ARSENIC POISONING; BANGLADESH; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; HAIR; HUMANS; INDIA; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NAILS; ORYZA SATIVA; SOIL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 35348982498     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520701564178     Document Type: Article

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