Mercury content in marketed cosmetics: Analytical survey in Shijiazhuang, China

Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 322-326

  Wang, Li ^a   Zhang, Hong ^a  

^a Shijiazhuang Center for Disease Prevention and Control   (China)

Author keywords

Cosmetics; hair products mercury; skin lightening creams

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; DEPIGMENTING AGENT; MERCURY; SHAMPOO;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CHINA; CREAM; HUMAN; LIMIT OF DETECTION; SKIN CARE; CHEMISTRY; CITY; PRODUCT SAFETY; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS;

CHINA; CITIES; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; COSMETICS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MERCURY; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC;

EID: 84946098773     PISSN: 15569527     EISSN: 15569535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15569527.2014.994123     Document Type: Article

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