Open AccessExposure assessment to lead, cadmium, zinc and copper released from ceramic and glass wares intended to come into contact with food
Author(s) -
Monika Mania,
Tomasz Szynal,
Małgorzata Rebeniak,
Jacek Postupolski
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
roczniki państwowego zakładu higieny
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2451-2311
pISSN - 0035-7715
DOI - 10.32394/rpzh.2018.0047
Subject(s) - cadmium , zinc , food contact materials , copper , ceramic , contamination , metallurgy , food packaging , materials science , waste management , chemistry , food science , engineering , ecology , biology
One of the important source of food contamination with elements harmful to human health such as lead or cadmium is migration from the articles intended to come into contact with food. Ceramic and glass articles can also be a source of zinc and copper which compounds are used during the production process of vessels.