Phosphate fertilizer is a main source of arsenic in areas affected with chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology in Sri Lanka

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Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-8

  Jayasumana, Channa ^a   Fonseka, Saranga ^b   Fernando, Ashvin ^c   Jayalath, Kumudika ^b   Amarasinghe, Mala ^b   Siribaddana, Sisira ^a   Gunatilake, Sarath ^d   Paranagama, Priyani ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^c Institute of Chemistry ^*  (Sri Lanka)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology; Fertilizer; Pesticides; Sri Lanka

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924325267     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21931801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40064-015-0868-z     Document Type: Article

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