Risk assessment of arsenic in rice cereal and other dietary sources for infants and toddlers in the U.S

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2016, Pages

  Shibata, Tomoyuki ^a,b   Meng, Can ^a   Umoren, Josephine ^a   West, Heidi ^b  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Not for Profit Organization   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Food standard; Infant and toddler health; Rice cereal; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER;

ARSENIC; DIET; DRINKING WATER; FOOD SAFETY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; INFANT FEEDING; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RICE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACUTE EXPOSURE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BABY FOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CANCER RISK; CEREAL; CHILD; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; EXPOSURE; FOOD; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LIFESPAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVEL; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; RICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLID FOOD; UNITED STATES; DIET; FOOD GRAIN; ORYZA;

UNITED STATES;

ARSENIC; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; DRINKING WATER; EDIBLE GRAIN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; ORYZA; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84961576025     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph13040361     Document Type: Review

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