Dietary sources of methylated arsenic species in urine of the United States population, NHANES 2003-2010

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2014, Pages

  DeCastro, B Rey ^a   Caldwell, Kathleen L ^a   Jones, Robert L ^a   Blount, Benjamin C ^a   Pan, Yi ^a   Ward, Cynthia ^a   Mortensen, Mary E ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CACODYLIC ACID; METHANEARSONIC ACID; SUGAR; CARCINOGEN; ORGANOARSENIC DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CHILD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FISH; FRUIT; FRUIT JUICE; GRAIN; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEGUME; MALE; MEAT; NATIONAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION EXAMINATION SURVEY; NUT; PLANT SEED; POULTRY; RICE; UNITED STATES; URINALYSIS; ANALYSIS; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; URINE; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARSENICALS; CACODYLIC ACID; CARCINOGENS; CHILD; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907459055     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108098     Document Type: Article

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