Measurement of trace element levels in Kenyan cigarettes with the energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy technique

Journal of Trace and Microprobe Techniques

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 233-246

  Angeyo, K H ^a   Patel, J P ^a   Mangala, J M ^a   Narayana, D G S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b Department of Basic Engineering and Applied Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Background; Cigarettes; Dark matrix; Detection limits; Energy dispersive X ray fluorescence; Optimization; Scattering; Signal to noise ratio; Toxicity; Trace element analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 10844240116     PISSN: 07334680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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