Element composition of tea leaves and tea infusions and its impact on health

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 300-304

  Shen, Fwu Ming ^a   Chen, Hong Wen ^a  

^a YUANPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Arsenic (As); Chromium (Cr); Element; Health risk; Tea infusions

Indexed keywords

TEA INFUSIONS; TEA LEAVES;

ARSENIC; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HEALTH RISKS;

BEVERAGES;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD;

ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; TAIWAN; TEA;

ARSENIC; METALS, HEAVY; PLANT LEAVES; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEA; TRACE ELEMENTS;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 45449110953     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-008-9367-z     Document Type: Article

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