Toxic metals (Pb and Cd) and their respective antagonists (Ca and Zn) in infant formulas and milk marketed in Brasilia, Brazil

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 4062-4077

  de Castro, Clarissa S P ^a   Arruda, Andréa F ^b   da Cunha, Leandro R ^a   de Souza, Jurandir R ^c   Braga, Jez W B ^c   Dórea, José G ^c  

^a EMBRAPA RECURSOS GENÉTICOS E BIOTECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Calcium; Formulas; Infant nutrition; Lead; Milk; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CALCIUM; LEAD; ZINC;

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; NETHERLANDS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 78649717372     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph7114062     Document Type: Article

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