Simultaneous analysis of 21 elements in foodstuffs by ICP-MS after closed-vessel microwave digestion: Method validation

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 111-120

  Millour, Sandrine ^a   Noël, Laurent ^a   Kadar, Ali ^a   Chekri, Rachida ^a   Vastel, Christelle ^a   Guérin, Thierry ^a  

^a Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

Author keywords

Dietary exposure; Essential and non essential trace elements; Food analysis; Food and nutrition data; Food composition; Foodstuffs; French Total Diet Study; ICP MS; Microwave digestion; Quality controls; Toxic food contamination levels in a population; Toxicological reference value; Validation process

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551550367     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2010.04.002     Document Type: Article

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