Heavy metal contamination of vegetables in Isfahan, Iran

Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 51-58

  Jafarian, A ^a   Alehashem, M ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Chromium; Lead; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; LEAD;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CABBAGE; CARROT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTAMINATION; CUCUMBER; DILL; HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION; IRAN; LEEK; LETTUCE; NONHUMAN; ONION; PHYTOTOXICITY; POTATO; TOMATO; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 84873385829     PISSN: 17355362     EISSN: 17359414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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