African Journal of
Food Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Food Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0794
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJFS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 976

Review

Risk of exposures of pesticide residues from tomato in Tanzania

Victoria Kariathi
  • Victoria Kariathi
  • School of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, P.O Box 447, Tengeru, Arusha, Tanzania.
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Neema Kassim
  • Neema Kassim
  • School of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, P.O Box 447, Tengeru, Arusha, Tanzania.
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Martin Kimanya
  • Martin Kimanya
  • School of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, P.O Box 447, Tengeru, Arusha, Tanzania.
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  •  Received: 10 September 2016
  •  Accepted: 25 January 2017
  •  Published: 31 August 2017

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