Mineral profile of Ghanaian dried tobacco leaves and local snuff: A comparative study

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volumn 277, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 517-524

  Addo, M A ^a   Gbadago, J K ^a   Affum, H A ^a   Adom, T ^a   Ahmed, K ^a   Okley, G M ^a  

^a NATIONAL NUCLEAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; BARIUM; CADMIUM; CESIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; ELEMENT; EUROPIUM; IRON; LANTHANUM; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MERCURY; MINERAL; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; POTASSIUM; RUBIDIUM; SAMARIUM; SELENIUM; STRONTIUM; THALLIUM; URANIUM; VANADIUM; YTTERBIUM;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMMA RADIATION; GHANA; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; POWDER; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; TOBACCO; TOXICITY;

EID: 75949088479     PISSN: 02365731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10967-007-7054-x     Document Type: Article

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