Sequential injection determination of nitrate in vegetables by spectrophotometry with inline cadmium reduction

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 38, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 533-544

  Oliveira, Sara M ^a   Lopes, Teresa I M S ^a   Rangel, António O S S ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA PORTUGUESA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Copperized cadmium column; Nitrate; Sequential injection analysis; Spectrophotometry; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; DYE; EXTRACTION METHOD; NITRATE; NITRITE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; VEGETABLE;

EID: 33847253534     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103620601174635     Document Type: Article

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