Aflatoxins evaluation on in-shell and shelled dry brazil nuts for export analysed by LC-MS/MS - 2006 and 2007 harvests

World Mycotoxin Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 295-304

  Pacheco, A M ^a   Scussel, V M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aflatoxins; Environmental conditions; Moisture content; Nuts; Water activity

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL NUT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD QUALITY; HARVEST; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOISTURE; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; WATER ANALYSIS;

BERTHOLLETIA EXCELSA;

EID: 70350335302     PISSN: 18750710     EISSN: 18750796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3920/WMJ2008.1077     Document Type: Article

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