Trace heavy metals (Zn, Cu, Pb and Cd) in medicinal plants

Periodicum Biologorum

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 437-441

  Sekulić, Bogdan ^a   Martinis, Mladen ^a   Peharec, Željko ^a  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Achillea millefolium L.; Ash; Chamomilla recutita (L.) Rauschert; Heavy metals; Infusum; Medicinal plants; Thymus serpyllum L.

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

ACHILLEA; ANODIC STRIPPING POTENTIOMETRY; ARTICLE; ASH; CROATIA; MATRICARIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; TEA; THYME;

ACHILLEA; ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM; ANTHEMIS; CHAMOMILLA; MATRICARIA; MATRICARIA RECUTITA; THYMUS PRAECOX; THYMUS SERPYLLUM; THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 11244339940     PISSN: 00315362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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