Arsenic speciation in Chinese Herbal Medicines and human health implication for inorganic arsenic

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 172, Issue , 2013, Pages 149-154

  Liu, Xiao Juan ^a   Zhao, Quan Li ^a   Sun, Guo Xin ^b   Williams, Paul ^b,c   Lu, Xiu Jun ^a   Cai, Jing Zhu ^a   Liu, Wen Ju ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HEBEI   (China)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arsenic speciation; Chinese Herbal Medicines (CHMs); Inorganic arsenic

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC SPECIATION; CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINES; HUMAN HEALTH; HUMAN INTAKE; INORGANIC ARSENIC;

COMMERCE; HEALTH RISKS; MEDICINE; PLANT EXTRACTS;

ARSENIC;

ARSENIC; INORGANIC ARSENIC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; MEDICINE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; RICE; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY);

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE; CHRYSANTHEMUM; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH HAZARD; HERBAL MEDICINE; MARKET; NONHUMAN; PHARMACY; POLLUTION MONITORING;

ARSENIC; CHINA; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HUMANS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

CHRYSANTHEMUM;

EID: 84867125705     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2012.09.009     Document Type: Article

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