Site specific toxicological risk from fluoride exposure through ingestion of vegetables and cereal crops in Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh, India

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 940-946

  Jha, S K ^a   Nayak, A K ^b   Sharma, Y K ^c  

^a CENTRAL SOIL SALINITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b CENTRAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

Author keywords

Assessment; Exposure; Fluoride; Fluorosis; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE;

BIOACCUMULATION; FLUORIDE; RICE; TOXICOLOGY; VEGETABLE; WHEAT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CEREAL; CHILD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FLUOROSIS; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDIA; NONHUMAN; PH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL PROPERTY; VEGETABLE; WHEAT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALUMINUM SILICATES; CEREALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FLUORIDATION; FLUORIDES; FLUOROSIS, DENTAL; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDIA; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; VEGETABLES; YOUNG ADULT;

INDIA; UNNAO; UTTAR PRADESH;

MENTHA; SPINACIA OLERACEA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 79955521156     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2011.01.002     Document Type: Article

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