Mercury residues in free-grazing cattle and domestic fowl form the artisanal gold mining area of Geita district, Tanzania

Food Additives and Contaminants - Part A

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1482-1487

  Chibunda, R T ^a,b   Janssen, C R ^b  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

AAS; Animal products; Heavy metals; Meat; Mercury

Indexed keywords

GOLD; MERCURY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CATTLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC FOWL; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); LIVER LEVEL; MINING; MUSCLE LEVEL; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; TANZANIA;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 70349751723     PISSN: 19440049     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652030903114928     Document Type: Article

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