Environmental concentration of selected elements and relation to physicochemical parameters in honey

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 414-422

  Kacaniová, Miroslava ^a   Knazovicka, Vladimira ^a   Melich, Martin ^a   Fikselova, Martina ^a   Massanyi, Peter ^a   Stawarz, Robert ^b   Hascik, Peter ^a   Pechociak, Tomas ^a   Kuczkowska, Anna ^b   Putała, Aldona ^b  

^a SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN NITRA   (Slovakia)

^b PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Honey; Physicochemical parameters; Slovakia; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

ANODIC STRIPPING VOLTAMMETRIES; APIS MELLIFERA; DRY WEIGHTS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCENTRATIONS; FLAME ATOMIC ABSORPTIONS; HEAVY METALS CONTENTS; HONEY; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; SLOVAKIA; WORKING ELECTRODES;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); LEAD; MOISTURE; NICKEL; STRIPPING (DYES); TRACE ANALYSIS; ZINC;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HONEY; METALS, HEAVY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC;

APIS MELLIFERA; CUCUMIS MELO VAR. INODORUS;

EID: 61649114506     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520802659802     Document Type: Article

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