Comparison of microwave vs. hot-plate digestion for nine real-world river sediments

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 764-768

  Wei, Yu Ling ^a   Shyu, Huey Meei ^a   Joehuang, Kun Long ^a  

^a TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY; CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METALS; LEAD; MICROWAVE DEVICES; NICKEL; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; ZINC;

FLAME ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; HOT PLATE DIGESTER; HOT PLATE DIGESTION; MICROWAVE DIGESTER; MICROWAVE DIGESTION;

REFUSE DIGESTION;

CADMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; NICKEL; ZINC;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; MICROWAVE RADIATION; SEDIMENT; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 0031149283     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1997.00472425002600030024x     Document Type: Article

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