Occupational aflatoxin exposure among feed mill workers in Nigeria

World Mycotoxin Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 385-389

  Oluwafemi, F ^a   Odebiyi, T ^a   Kolapo, A ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b The Polytechnic Ibadan   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

aflatoxins; airborne fungi; Aspergillus flavus; feed mill; mycotoxin exposure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868105852     PISSN: 18750710     EISSN: 18750796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3920/WMJ2012.1399     Document Type: Article

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