Determination of heavy metals in Iranian and imported black tea

Iranian Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 243-248

  Ansari, F ^a   Norbaksh, R ^a   Daneshmandirani, K ^a  

^a Institute of Standard and Industrial Research of Iran   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Black tea; Heavy metal; Iran

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FOOD SAFETY; HEAVY METAL; NUTRITIVE VALUE; SPECTROMETRY;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 40349084143     PISSN: 17351979     EISSN: 17352746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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