Heavy metal composition of some imported canned fruit drinks in Nigeria

American Journal of Food Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 220-223

  Iwegbue, Chukwujindu M A ^a   Nwozo, S O ^b   Ossai, E K ^a   Nwajei, G E ^a  

^a DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Contamination; Fruit drink; Heavy metals; Nigeria; Statutory safe limit

Indexed keywords

EID: 40949108057     PISSN: 15574571     EISSN: 1557458X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajft.2008.220.223     Document Type: Article

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