Nutrient elements of commercial tea from Nigeria by an instrumental neutron activation analysis technique

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 258, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 205-208

  Jonah, S A ^a   Williams, I S ^b  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b National Research Institute for Chemical Technology   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; NIGERIA; NUTRIENT; NUTRITION; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEA;

QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE VALUES; SOIL; TEA; TRACE ELEMENTS;

CITRUS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0034605164     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(00)00516-7     Document Type: Article

References (13)

1. Becker D.A. Unique quality assurance aspects of INAA for reference material homogeneity and certification. Fresenius J Anal Chem. 345:1993;298-301.
2. Eden T. The chemistry of tea leaf and of its manufacture. Tea. 3:1976;153-165 Longman Publishers.
3. Guin VP, Hoste J. Analytical techniques for trace and minor elements in biological materials. Elemental analysis of biological materials IAEA Technical Reports Series No. 197. Vienna: IAEA, 1980:105-140.
4. Hou X. Neutron activation analysis with the MNSR - an unpublished MNSR document. China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing, China, 1995.
5. Hou X., Wang K., Chai C. Epithermal neutron activation analysis and its application in the miniature neutron source reactor. J Radioanal Nucl Chem. 210:1996;137-148.
6. Hou X., Chai C., Qian Q., Li C., Wang K. Determination of bromine and iodine in biological and environmental materials using ENAA. Fresenius J Anal Chem. 357:1997;1106-1110.
7. Hou X., Zhang Y., Chai C., Liu G., Wang K., Qian Q. A study of six elements daily dietary intake of Chinese people. J Radioanal Nucl Chem. 222:1997;165-170.
8. Hou X., Chai C., Qian Q., Liu G., Zhang Y., Wang K. The study of iodine in Chinese total diets. Sci Total Environ. 193:1997;161-167.
9. Hou X., Chai C., Qian Q., Li C., Chen Q. Determination of Br and I in normal tissues from Beijing adults. China Biol Trace Element Res. 56:1997;1-8.
10. Truglio N.L., Guin V.P. Elements very rapidly measurable by INAA in biological and environmental materials. J Radioanal Nucl Chem. 110:1987;41-46.
11. Wang Liyu. Applications of the miniature neutron source reactor. Technology and use of low power research reactors IAEA-TECDOC-384. Vienna: IAEA, 1986:103-114.
12. Willson K.C. The mineral nutrition of tea. Potash Rev. 27/49:1969;1-18.
13. WHO/FAO/IAEA. Expert Committee Report. Trace Elements in Human Nutrition and Health, Geneva, 1996.