Risks for public health related to the presence of chlorate in food

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Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2015, Pages

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chlorate; food; human health risk assessment

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EID: 85046502800     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2015.4135     Document Type: Article

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