A rapid solid sampling method for determination of nickel and copper along human hair by ETAAS

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 291-296

  Baysal, Asli ^a   Akman, Suleyman ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Copper; Electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry; Human hair; Nickel; Sampling methods; Solid sampling

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954444326     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2011.02.013     Document Type: Article

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