Determination of ethyl carbamate in cider spirits by HPLC-FLD

Food Control

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 139-143

  Madrera, Roberto Rodríguez ^a   Valles, Belén Suárez ^a  

^a Área de Cultivos Hortofrutícolas y Forestales   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cider spirit; Ethyl carbamate; HPLC FLD

Indexed keywords

EID: 50849144034     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2008.03.004     Document Type: Article

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