Distribution pattern of eight heavy metals in the outer and inner tissues of ten commonly used vegetables

International Journal of Food Properties

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1212-1219

  Khan, Haseeb A ^a   Arif, Ibrahim A ^a   Al Homaidan, Ali A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Food safety; Heavy metals; ICP OES; Inner tissues; Outer tissues; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; GROWING CONDITIONS; ICP-OES; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA-OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; METALS ANALYSIS; MICROWAVE ACID DIGESTION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE; SAUDI ARABIA; SOIL TYPES; UPPER LIMITS; VARIABLE DISTRIBUTION; VEGETABLE SAMPLES; WET WEIGHT;

COPPER; FOOD SAFETY; HEAVY METALS; HISTOLOGY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; LEAD; MANGANESE; OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; TISSUE;

VEGETABLES;

EID: 84866396894     PISSN: 10942912     EISSN: 15322386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10942912.2010.514643     Document Type: Article

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