Evaluation of a proficiency test on cadmium and lead in herbal material using assigned reference values

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 44-50

  Hon, Phoebe Y T ^a   Chan, Pui kwan ^a   Cheung, Samuel T C ^a   Wong, Yiu chung ^a  

^a Government Laboratory   (China)

Author keywords

Assigned reference values; Cadmium; Herb; Lead; Proficiency test

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952036789     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2010.10.008     Document Type: Article

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