Determination of nickel, calcium and magnesium in xylem sap by flame atomic absorption spectrometry using a microsampling technique

Phytochemical Analysis

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 365-371

  Alves, Sheila ^a   Simões Gonçalves, Maria L ^a   Correia Dos Santos, Margarida M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Flame atomic absorption spectrometry; Microsampling technique; Xylem sap composition

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; ATOMS; CALCIUM; DETOXIFICATION; MAGNESIUM; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

CALCIUM AND MAGNESIUMS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; DETOXIFICATION MECHANISM; FLAME ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; MICROSAMPLING; MICROSAMPLING TECHNIQUE; SAMPLE VOLUME; TOLERANCE MECHANISMS; XYLEM SAP; XYLEM SAP COMPOSITION;

NICKEL;

CALCIUM; MAGNESIUM; NICKEL;

ALYSSUM SERPYLLIFOLIUM; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CALIBRATION; CISTUS LADANIFER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FURNACE; NONHUMAN; PLANT; POTENTIOMETRY; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; QUERCUS ILEX; SAMPLING; VACUUM EXTRACTION; XYLEM SAP;

EID: 73249140563     PISSN: 09580344     EISSN: 10991565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pca.1135     Document Type: Article

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