Bioaccumulation of metals in human blood in industrially contaminated area

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2069-2077

  Jan, F Akbar ^a   Ishaq, M ^a   Khan, S ^a   Shakirullah, M ^a   Asim, S M ^a   Ahmad, I ^a   Mabood, Fazal ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NIZWA   (Oman)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Blood; Contaminated meat; Forage grass; Heavy metals; Milk

Indexed keywords

AGE GROUPS; BLOOD SAMPLES; CONTAMINATED AREAS; CONTROL AREA; FOOD CROPS; FORAGE GRASS; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HUMAN BLOODS; MILK; MN CONCENTRATIONS; OLD AGE; OLD PEOPLE; POLLUTED AREA; SELECTED METALS;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD; CROPS; HEAVY METALS; MANGANESE; MEATS; METALS;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

HEAVY METAL;

BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD; CROP; FORAGE; GRASS; HEAVY METAL; MEAT; MILK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BLOOD; CHILD; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POLLUTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOIL POLLUTANT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; METALS, HEAVY; MIDDLE AGED; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84255199697     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(10)60616-X     Document Type: Article

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