Environmental contaminants in foods and feeds in the light of climate change

Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops and Foods

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 2-11

  Thomson, Barbara ^a   Rose, Martin ^b  

^a ESR Christchurch Science Centre   (New Zealand)

^b FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Environmental contaminants; Food; Forest fires; Human exposure; Mercury methylation; Water re use

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTAMINATION; DEFORESTATION; HEAVY METALS; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SEA LEVEL;

ANTHROPOGENICS; EARTH'S CRUST; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANT; FOREST FIRES; HUMAN EXPOSURES; INDUSTRIAL USE; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; MERCURY METHYLATION; WARM OCEAN; WATER REUSE;

ALKYLATION;

EID: 84255190104     PISSN: 17578361     EISSN: 1757837X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1757-837X.2010.00086.x     Document Type: Review

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