Inorganic contaminants in bee pollen from southeastern Brazil

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 6876-6883

  Morgano, Marcelo A ^a   Teixeira Martins, Marcia C ^b,c   Rabonato, Luana C ^a   Milani, Raquel F ^a   Yotsuyanagi, Katumi ^a   Rodriguez Amaya, Delia B ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA DE ALIMENTOS   (Brazil)

^b UNASP Adventist University Centerof São Paulo   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Arsenic; Bee pollen; Cadmium; ICP OES; Inorganic contaminants; Lead

Indexed keywords

METAL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; BRAZIL; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLEN; POLLINATION;

ANIMALS; BEES; BRAZIL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; METALS; POLLEN; POLLINATION;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 77953162296     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf100433p     Document Type: Article

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