Arsenic and lead in foods: a potential threat to human health in Bangladesh

Food Additives and Contaminants - Part A Chemistry, Analysis, Control, Exposure and Risk Assessment

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1982-1992

  Islam, Md Saiful ^a,b   Ahmed, Md Kawser ^c   Habibullah Al Mamun, Md ^a,c   Islam, Kazi Nazrul ^c   Ibrahim, Md ^c   Masunaga, Shigeki ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b PATUAKHALI SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

arsenic; Bangladesh; food composites; health risk; lead

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; HAZARDS; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; LEAD; RISK PERCEPTION; VEGETABLES;

ARSENIC AND LEADS; BANGLADESH; CARCINOGENIC RISK; DIETARY INTAKES; MEAN CONCENTRATIONS; POTENTIAL HEALTH RISKS; POTENTIAL THREATS; TARGET HAZARD QUOTIENTS;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

ARSENIC; CARCINOGEN; LEAD; POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CEREAL; CHILD; DIETARY INTAKE; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; THREAT; VEGETABLE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CHILD NUTRITION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET; ECONOMICS; ETHNOLOGY; FOOD ANALYSIS; POLLUTANT; SEA FOOD; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ARSENIC; BANGLADESH; CARCINOGENS, ENVIRONMENTAL; CEREALS; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FISHES; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; LEAD; SEAFOOD; VEGETABLES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84914117948     PISSN: 19440049     EISSN: 19440057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2014.974686     Document Type: Article

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