Rethinking rice preparation for highly efficient removal of inorganic arsenic using percolating cooking water

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2015, Pages

  Carey, Manus ^a   Jiujin, Xiao ^a,b   Farias, Júlia Gomes ^a,c   Meharg, Andrew A ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CALCIUM; COPPER; INORGANIC COMPOUND; IRON; MANGANESE; PERCOLATING COOKING WATER; PHOSPHORUS; SILICON; SULFUR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COFFEE; COFFEE PERCOLATOR; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); COOKING; FOOD PROCESSING; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; KITCHEN; LEACHING; LIMIT OF DETECTION; POLYMERIZATION; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RECYCLING; RICE; CHEMISTRY; ORYZA; PROCEDURES; WATER MANAGEMENT; WHOLE GRAIN;

ARSENIC; COOKING; ORYZA; WATER; WATER PURIFICATION; WHOLE GRAINS;

EID: 84941773859     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131608     Document Type: Article

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