Reduction of pesticide residues in tomatoes and other produce

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 510-515

  Al Taher, Fadwa ^a   Chen, Yang ^a   Wylie, Philip ^b   Cappozzo, Jack ^a  

^a ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

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EID: 84875489678     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-12-240     Document Type: Article

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