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Levels of selected heavy metals in canned tomato paste sold in Ghana

Nathaniel Boadi Department of Chemistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
,
John Mensah Department of Chemistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, GhanaCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Sylvester Twumasi Department of Chemistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
,
Mercy Badu Department of Chemistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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Irene Osei Department of Chemistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
Pages 50-54 | Received 02 Aug 2011, Accepted 10 Jan 2012, Published online: 01 Mar 2012

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