Analytical accuracy for trace elements in food: A graphical approach to support uncertainty analysis in assessing dietary exposure

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 641-654

  Frazzoli, Chiara ^a   Robouch, Piotr ^b   Caroli, Sergio ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Exposure assessment; Exposure marker; Metrological traceability; Trace elements; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

ANALYTES; ANALYTICAL METHOD; COORDINATED ACTIVITY; DATA SETS; DIETARY EXPOSURE; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; EXPOSURE MARKER; FOOD COMMODITY; FOOD OF ANIMAL ORIGIN; FOOD SAFETY; GRAPHICAL APPROACH; GRAPHICAL TOOLS; INTERPRETATION OF DATA; MATRIX; MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY; MEMBER STATE; PROBABILISTIC APPROACHES; PROFICIENCY TESTS; RISK CHARACTERIZATION; UNCERTAINTY FACTORS;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; ANIMALS; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; TRACE ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BIOMARKER; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY; TOXICITY TEST; TRACE ELEMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EUROPE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77949385056     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: 10290486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772240903257941     Document Type: Article

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