Prevalence of intestinal helminth eggs on vegetables grown in wastewater-irrigated areas of Titagarh, West Bengal, India

Food Control

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 942-945

  Gupta, N ^a   Khan, D K ^a   Santra, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KALYANI   (India)

Author keywords

Ascaris eggs; Hookworm eggs; Trichuris eggs; Wastewater irrigation

Indexed keywords

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; APIUM GRAVEOLENS VAR. DULCE; ASCARIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CORIANDRUM SATIVUM; LACTUCA; PETROSELINUM CRISPUM; SPINACIA OLERACEA; TRICHURIS; TRICHURIS TRICHIURA; VERMES;

EID: 65049088694     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2009.02.003     Document Type: Article

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