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Sound speed and density characterization of milk adulterated with melamine
Luis Elvira1, Jaime Rodríguez, Lawrence C Lynnworth
1Instituto de Acustica, CSIC, Serrano 144, Madrid 28006, Spain. lelvira@ia.cetef.csic.es
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
|May 12, 2009
Abstract:
Milk contaminated with melamine resulted in an important health hazard that affected many babies in China recently. Ultrasonic characterization of adulterated milk may detect gross levels of melamine contamination. Sound speed and density measurements were made in skim milk as a function of melamine adulteration. An ultrasonic measurement technique to implement milk quality control is discussed.
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