Chemical analysis of tobacco cigarette for organochlorine insecticides and heavy metal composition

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 611-618

  Asubiojo, O I ^a   Adebiyi, F M ^a   Ayenimo, J G ^a   Olukoko, O O ^a   Oyekunle, J A O ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

AAS; Heavy metal; Organochlorine insecticide; TLC; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

AAS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMMERCIAL CIGARETTE; HEAVY METAL COMPOSITION; HUMAN HEALTH; NIGERIANS; OC PESTICIDES; ORGANOCHLORINE INSECTICIDE; ORGANOCHLORINE INSECTICIDES; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES; POLLUTION INDEX; THIN-LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES; TLC; TOBACCO SMOKE; TOXIC HEAVY METALS; TOXIC METALS;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; INSECTICIDES; LEAD; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; METAL ANALYSIS; METALS; SMELTING; TOXIC MATERIALS; ZINC;

TOBACCO;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ASH; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; EXTRACTION METHOD; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; INSECTICIDE; ORGANOCHLORINE; SMOKE; SMOKING; TOBACCO;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 70449411247     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: 10290486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772240802343123     Document Type: Article

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