Determination of trace elements in Croatian floral honey originating from different regions

Food Chemistry

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1160-1164

  Bilandžić, Nina ^a   Dokić, Maja ^a   Sedak, Marija ^a   Kolanović, Božica Solomun ^a   Varenina, Ivana ^a   Končurat, Ana ^b   Rudan, Nevenka ^c  

^a CROATIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^b Laboratory for Culture Media Preparation and Sterilisation   (Croatia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Croatia; Honey; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

CROATIA; CROATIANS; ELEMENT CONTENTS; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; HONEY; HONEY PRODUCTION; LEAD CONTENT; NORTHEAST REGIONS;

FOOD PRODUCTS; LEAD; MERCURY (METAL); TRACE ANALYSIS;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; MERCURY;

ARTICLE; CROATIA; EUROPE; HIGHWAY; HONEY; NONHUMAN; RAILWAY;

EID: 79958022972     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: 18737072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2011.04.023     Document Type: Article

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