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Cow milk was boiled and stored upto 6h in brass and tin coated brass utensils to see any change in copper content. Milk boiled and stored in brass utensils had increased copper content which was related to duration of storage while tin coating on brass utensils prevented this.
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Bhandari, B., Sharda, B. Tin coating on brass utensils prevents copper contamination. Indian J Pediatr 50, 15–16 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02753433
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