Low levels of toxic elements in Dead Sea black mud and mud-derived cosmetic products

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 487-492

  Abdel Fattah, Ahmad ^a   Pingitore, Nicholas E ^b  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Black mud; Cosmetics; Dead Sea; Facial masks; Toxic metals

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; TRACE ELEMENT; WATER;

COMMODITY; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; MUD; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; JORDAN; MUD THERAPY; SALINITY; SEDIMENT;

COSMETICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; JORDAN; MUD THERAPY; SALINITY; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER;

ASIA; DEAD SEA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 67650236795     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-008-9201-x     Document Type: Article

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