Rice is a potential dietary source of not only arsenic but also other toxic elements like lead and chromium
Rice is a staple food and a good source of nutrition for half of the earth’s population including Middle Eastern countries. However, rice may accumulate hazardous levels of toxic elements. In KSA, rice is imported from many countries; some of which suffer from arsenic contamination in their groundwa...
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| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-05-01
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| Series: | Arabian Journal of Chemistry |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S187853521400032X |