Mercury, cadmium and arsenic contents of calcium dietary supplements

Food Additives and Contaminants

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 763-767

  Kim, Meehye ^a  

^a Korea Food and Drug Administration   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Atomic absorption spectrometry; Cadmium; Calcium supplements; Mercury

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; MERCURY;

ALGA; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BONE; CALCIUM INTAKE; CHELATION; CLAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG CONTAMINATION; EGG SHELL; FOOD COMPOSITION; KOREA; MILK; OYSTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SHARK;

ANIMALS; ARSENIC; ARSENIC POISONING; CADMIUM; CALCIUM, DIETARY; CHILD; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; KOREA; MERCURY; OSTREIDAE; SHARKS;

ALGAE; BIVALVIA; CHONDRICHTHYES; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 4544261738     PISSN: 0265203X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652030410001713861     Document Type: Article

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