Microsampling and Determination of Metals in Iron Gall Ink

Analytical Letters

Volumn 42, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 2533-2546

  Charleton, Kimberly D ^a   Smith, Alison E ^a   Goltz, Douglas M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cu; Fe; Graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy (GFAAS); Iron gall ink; Micro sampling; Mn; Syringe needle

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350645328     PISSN: 00032719     EISSN: 1532236X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00032710903243570     Document Type: Article

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