Exposure of rural and urban populations in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, to fumonisin B(1) in maize.
Open Access
- 1 March 2001
- journal article
- Published by Environmental Health Perspectives in Environmental Health Perspectives
- Vol. 109 (3), 253-256
- https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.01109253
Abstract
We surveyed households in rural and urban areas of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, to assess the exposure of the inhabitants to fumonisin B(1) (FB(1)), a mycotoxin produced by Fusarium verticillioides. In southern African regions maize, used as a staple ...Keywords
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