title: Determination of toxic trace elements in foodstuffs, soils and sediments of bangladesh using instrumental neutron activation analysis technique.
abstract: The concentrations of arsenic (As), chromium (Cr) and iron (Fe) were determined in the foodstuffs, soils and sediments from various areas in Bangladesh and new data for these toxic trace elements were given. The arsenic pollution problems in the most of the areas of Bangladesh are of geological origin. The high level of As in foodstuffs, soils and sediments, except for tannery sediments is probably positively correlated to the Fe concentration. An excessive amount of chromium was found in the sediments from the tannery area of Bangladesh.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. sklatif1967@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Shaikh Abdul
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Latif
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Afroj
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Hossain
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Uddin
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Islam
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Begum
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Oura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ebihara
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Katada
mesh_terms: D001459:Bangladesh; D005504:Food Analysis; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000737:chemistry*; D009501:Neutron Activation Analysis; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D013051:Spectrometry, Gamma; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D012989:Soil Pollutants; D014131:Trace Elements