Determination of inorganic elements in poppy straw by scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive spectrometry as a means of ascertaining origin

Bulletin on Narcotics

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 183-202

  Copur E ^a   Goger N G ^b   Orbey, T ^b   Sener B ^b  

^a Department of Chemistry   (Turkey)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Inorganic elemental analysis; Poppy straw; Scanning electron microscope

Indexed keywords

INORGANIC COMPOUND; OPIATE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DRUG CONTAMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; PAPAVER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOIL POLLUTANT; SPECTROMETRY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

AGRICULTURE; COMMERCE; DRUG CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INORGANIC CHEMICALS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OPIATE ALKALOIDS; PAPAVER; PLANT PREPARATIONS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; TURKEY;

EID: 34548507723     PISSN: 0007523X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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