Concentrations and speciation of arsenic in New England seaweed species harvested for food and agriculture

Chemosphere

Volumn 163, Issue , 2016, Pages 6-13

  Taylor, Vivien F ^a   Jackson, Brian P ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Extraction; Human exposure; Macroalgae; Speciation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARSENIC; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; MICROWAVE HEATING; SEAWEED;

EXTRACTION EFFICIENCIES; HUMAN EXPOSURES; LAMINARIA DIGITATA; MACRO-ALGAE; PHOSPHATE CONCENTRATION; RELATIVE CONCENTRATION; SPECIATION; WATER EXTRACTION METHODS;

EXTRACTION;

ARSENIC; ARSENOSUGAR; CARBOHYDRATE DERIVATIVE; INORGANIC COMPOUND; IRON; METHANOL; NITRIC ACID; PHOSPHATE; SULFUR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; ARSENIC ACID DERIVATIVE; MONOSACCHARIDE;

ARSENIC; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BROWN ALGA; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXTRACTION METHOD; HARVESTING; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MARINE TECHNOLOGY; METHANOL; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SEAWEED; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); TOXICITY;

AGARUM CLATHRATUM; AGRICULTURE; ALARIA ESCULENTA; ARTICLE; ASCOPHYLLUM; ASCOPHYLLUM NODOSUM; BROWN ALGA; CHAETOMORPHA PICQUOTIANA; CHONDRUS; CHONDRUS CRISPUS; COLPOMENIA MARINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; EXTRACTION; FOOD; FUCUS; FUCUS SPIRALIS; FUCUS VESICULOSUS; GAYRALIA OXYSPERMA; GRACLIARIA VERMICULOPHYLLA; GREEN ALGA; HARVEST; HETEROSIPHONIA JAPONICA; LAMINARIA; LAMINARIA DIGITATA; LAMINARIA LONGICRURIS; MACROALGA; MICROWAVE COOKING; NONHUMAN; PALMARIA PALMATA; PHYLLOPHORA PSEUDOCERANOIDES; POLYIPHONIA LANOSA; PORPHYRA; PORPHYRA UMBILICALUS; RED ALGA; SACCHARINA LATISSIMA; SEAWEED; SPARTINA ALTERIFLORA; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; ULVA; ULVA PROLIFERA; UNITED STATES; ZOSTERA MARINA; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN;

NEW ENGLAND; UNITED STATES;

LAMINARIA DIGITATA; PHAEOPHYCEAE;

AGRICULTURE; ARSENATES; ARSENIC; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; MONOSACCHARIDES; NEW ENGLAND; PHAEOPHYTA; SEAWEED;

EID: 84981240936     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.08.004     Document Type: Article

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