Effects of montmorillonite nanocomposite on mercury residues in growing/finishing pigs

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1434-1437

  Lin, Xianglin ^a   Xu, Zirong ^a   Zou, Xiaoting ^a   Wang, Feng ^a   Yan, Xianghua ^a   Jiang, Junfang ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Mercury; Montmorillonite Nanocomposite; Pig; Residue

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 5444264498     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2004.1434     Document Type: Article

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