Inorganic arsenic and trace elements in Ghanaian grain staples

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 159, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2435-2442

  Adomako, Eureka E ^a,b   Williams, Paul N ^c   Deacon, Claire ^a   Meharg, Andrew A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ghana; Inorganic arsenic; Maize; Millet; Rice; Sorghum

Indexed keywords

GHANA; INORGANIC ARSENIC; MAIZE; MILLET; RICE; SORGHUM;

ARSENIC; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; HEALTH RISKS; TRACE ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

ARSENIC; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARSENIC; BIOACCUMULATION; DIET; HEALTH RISK; MAIZE; MILLET; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RICE; SORGHUM; TRACE ELEMENT; WHEAT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIA; CHILD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD QUALITY; GHANA; GRAIN; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MAIZE; MALE; MILLET; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; RICE; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SORGHUM; UNITED STATES; WHEAT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARSENIC; CEREALS; CHILD; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GHANA; HUMANS; MALE; TRACE ELEMENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

ASIA; EUROPE; GHANA; UNITED STATES;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80052321798     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2011.06.031     Document Type: Article

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