Heavy metals contamination of table salt consumed in iran

Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 129-132

  Cheraghali, Abdol Majid ^a   Kobarfard, Farzad ^b   Faeizy, Noroldin ^a  

^a BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Heavy metal contamination; Iran; Rock salt; Table salt

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MERCURY; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HUMAN; IRAN; MAXIMUM TOLERATED DOSE;

EID: 77954765750     PISSN: 17350328     EISSN: 17266890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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