Detection of arsenic in water, herbal and soil samples by neutron activation analysis technique

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 327-330

  Islam, M T ^a   Islam, S A ^b   Latif, S A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^c Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Herbal; Neutron activation analysis (NAA) technique

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS; HERB PLANTS;

ARSENIC; CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SOILS;

TRACE ANALYSIS;

ARSENIC; AYURVEDIC DRUG; GROUND WATER;

ARTICLE; CONTAMINATED PLANT; DRUG CONTAMINATION; FOOD CHAIN; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ARSENIC; BANGLADESH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; OCIMUM BASILICUM; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SOIL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 34548569954     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-007-9209-4     Document Type: Article

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