date:Mar 21, 2014
tograph coupled to an Agilent mass spectrometer with inductively couple plasma (IC-ICP-MS). A free abstract and the complete paper are available from pubs.acs.org
Although Cr(III) and Cr(VI) are chemical forms of the same element, the effects of the two species on human health could not be more different. While Cr(III) is considered an essential trace metal found in many foods, Cr(VI) is a known carcinogenic with very strict limits applying to its presence in foods and the environment. The auth