Assessment of dietary cadmium exposure in Sweden and population health concern including scenario analysis

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 50, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 536-544

  Sand, Salomon ^a   Becker, Wulf ^a,b  

^a National Food Agency   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Dietary exposure; Health risk assessment; Scenario analysis; Tolerable intake; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; POPULATION EXPOSURE; POTATO; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA FOOD; SPINACH; SWEDEN; URINE LEVEL; WHEAT;

ADULT; CADMIUM; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SWEDEN; UNCERTAINTY;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; SPINACIA OLERACEA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84857964838     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: 18736351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2011.12.034     Document Type: Article

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