The use of ICP-AES and anodic stripping voltammetry (ASV) to determine the levels of cadmium and lead in river water samples from Kwa Zulu-Natal (KZ-N), South Africa

Journal of Trace and Microprobe Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 83-97

  Abbu, R ^a   Pillay, A E ^b   Moodley, K G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^c DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anodic stripping voltammetry; ICP AES; River water samples; Toxic heavy metals

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003162525     PISSN: 07334680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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