Assessment of trace metals in foodstuffs grown around the vicinity of industries in Bangladesh

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 42, Issue , 2015, Pages 8-15

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

^a YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b PATUAKHALI SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Dietary intake; Food analysis; Food chain; Food composition; Food safety; Health risk; Heavy metal contamination in food; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925672471     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2014.12.031     Document Type: Article

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