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Pesticides residues in foodstuffs in Great Britain . VI. —Mercury residues in rice
Author(s) -
Smart N. A.,
Hill A. R. C.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740190606
Subject(s) - mercury (programming language) , pesticide , pesticide residue , environmental chemistry , chemistry , organochlorine pesticide , toxicology , food science , biology , agronomy , computer science , programming language
Analyses of samples of rice from United Kingdom importers and from retail sources show that levels of mercury are often negligible, although they may rise to 0.01 ppm and occasionally to 0.015 ppm.