Determination of dietary intake of total arsenic, inorganic arsenic and total mercury in the Chilean school meal program

Food Science and Technology International

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 443-450

  Bastias J M ^a   Bermudez M ^a   Carrasco, J ^a   Espinoza, O ^a   Munoz M ^a   Galotto, M J ^b   Munoz O ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL BÍO BÍO   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Chile; dietary intake; inorganic arsenic; mercury; total arsenic

Indexed keywords

CHILE; DIETARY INTAKES; INORGANIC ARSENIC; MERCURY; TOTAL ARSENIC;

ABSORPTION; ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARSENIC; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY; HEALTH RISKS; MERCURY (METAL);

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

ARSENIC; MERCURY;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; CHILE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; MALE; POLLUTANT; SCHOOL;

ADOLESCENT; ARSENIC; CHILD; CHILE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; MALE; MERCURY; SCHOOLS;

EID: 78650148947     PISSN: 10820132     EISSN: 15321738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1082013210367956     Document Type: Article

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