Determination of essential and non-essential elements in some medicinal plants by polarised X ray fluorescence spectrometer (EDPXRF)

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 174-180

  Desideri, Donatella ^a   Meli, Maria Assunta ^a   Roselli, Carla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

EDPXRF; Essential elements; Medicinal plants; Toxic elements

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950629341     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2009.11.010     Document Type: Article

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