Heavy metals in fish, fruits and vegetables from Rajshahi, Bangladesh: A statistical approach

Nature Science

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 237-253

  Saha, Narottam ^a   Zaman, M R ^a   Rahman, M Safiur ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJSHAHI   (Bangladesh)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dietary intake; Food contamination; Foodstuff; Heavy metals

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895306292     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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