Evaluation of some pollutant levels in bitter orange trees: Implications for human health

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 65-72

  Oliva, Sabina Rossini ^a   Valdés, Benito ^a   Mingorance, Maria Dolores ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pollution; Fruits; Human health; Leaves; Marmalade; Metals

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; CADMIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; ZINC;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EPICARP; HUMAN; ORANGE (FRUIT); PLANT LEAF; POLLUTANT; SOUR ORANGE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CITRUS; DIET; EATING; FOOD ANALYSIS; FRUIT; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; PLANT LEAVES; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC;

ANDALUCIA; CITRUS; CITRUS AURANTIUM; CITRUS SINENSIS;

EID: 36849054541     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2007.06.030     Document Type: Article

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