Zinc, nickel and cadmium in carambolas marketed in Guangzhou and Hong Kong, China: Implication for human health

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 388, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 405-412

  Li, J T ^a   Liao, B ^a   Lan, C Y ^a   Qiu, J W ^b   Shu, W S ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Carambola; Fruit; Health risk; Heavy metals

Indexed keywords

FRUITS; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEAVY METALS; RISK ANALYSIS;

AVERRHOA CARAMBOLA; HEALTH RISK; PERMISSIBLE CONCENTRATION; TOLERABLE DAILY INTAKE (TDI);

HEALTH CARE;

CADMIUM; NICKEL; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CADMIUM; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD SAFETY; FRUIT; HEALTH RISK; NICKEL; ZINC;

ARTICLE; AVERRHOA CARAMBOLA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRUIT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANGIOSPERMS; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRUIT; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU; HONG KONG;

AVERRHOA CARAMBOLA;

EID: 37849047395     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.08.008     Document Type: Article

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