Inorganic arsenic contents in rice-based infant foods from Spain, UK, China and USA

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 163, Issue , 2012, Pages 77-83

  Carbonell Barrachina, Ángel A ^a   Wu, Xiangchun ^b   Ramírez Gandolfo, Amanda ^a   Norton, Gareth J ^b   Burló, Francisco ^a   Deacon, Claire ^b   Meharg, Andrew A ^b  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Baby foods; Dietary exposure; Gluten; Rice

Indexed keywords

BABY FOODS; BODYWEIGHT; CELIAC DISEASE; DAILY INTAKE; DIETARY EXPOSURE; DIMETHYLARSINIC ACIDS; GLUTEN; GLUTEN-FREE; HPLC ICP MS; INFANT FOOD; INORGANIC ARSENIC; RICE; RICE SAMPLES;

ARSENIC; MASS SPECTROMETERS;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

ARSENIC; CACODYLIC ACID; DRINKING WATER; GLUTEN;

ARSENIC; DIET; DRINKING WATER; FOOD QUALITY; RICE; WEIGHT;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CELIAC DISEASE; CEREAL; CHINA; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; GLUTEN FREE DIET; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; RICE; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ARSENIC; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; ORYZA SATIVA; SPAIN; UNITED STATES;

CHINA; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862798448     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2011.12.036     Document Type: Article

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