Determination of essential and toxic elements in clay soil commonly consumed by pregnant women in Tanzania

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 91, Issue , 2013, Pages 15-18

  Mwalongo, D ^a   Mohammed, N K ^b  

^a Tanzania Atomic Energy Commission   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Clay soil; Essential elements; Geophagy; Pregnant women; Toxic elements

Indexed keywords

CLAY SOIL; ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS; GEOPHAGY; PREGNANT WOMAN; TOXIC ELEMENTS;

LEAD; SOILS; TOXICITY;

URANIUM;

ARSENIC; COBALT; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; SELENIUM; THORIUM; URANIUM; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLAY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LIMIT OF DETECTION; PREGNANT WOMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOIL ANALYSIS; TANZANIA; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 84880580925     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: 18790895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2013.06.002     Document Type: Article

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