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Food Contamination from Environmental Sources

Author: Jerome O. Nriagu (Editor), Milagros S. Simmons (Editor)

ISBN13: 9780471508915

Publisher: Wiley Publishing, Inc.

Price: €308.30
Pages: 785
Edition: Hardcover
Publish date: June 1990

Outline:
Addresses issues in the contamination of food from environmental sources, considering the persistence of some toxic substances in the human food chain and the toxicological and health significance of observed contaminant levels. Provides critical and timely reviews on detection, sources, distribution, speciation and the bioavailability of environmental contaminants and their metabolites in various food products.