Honey as a bioindicator of arsenic contamination due to volcanic and mining activities in Chile

Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 147-153

  Bastías, José M ^a   Jambon, Philippe ^a   Muñoz, Ociel ^b   Manquián, Nimia ^b   Bahamonde, Patricia ^b   Neira, Miguel ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL BÍO BÍO   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Bioindicator; Honey; Inorganic arsenic; Pollution; Total arsenic

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887537804     PISSN: 07185820     EISSN: 07185839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392013000200010     Document Type: Article

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