Trace element analyses of pollen, bee tissue and honey by total reflection and radioisotope excited X-ray fluorescence spectrometry

Journal of Trace and Microprobe Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 303-310

  Wamwangi, D M ^a   Rathore, I V S ^a   Katia, S K ^a   Mangala, M J ^b  

^a KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

EDXRF; Environmental samples; Radiation measurements; Radioisotope XRF; Trace elements; TXRF

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000266247     PISSN: 07334680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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