Determination of Cd levels in smoke condensate of Brazilian and Paraguayan cigarettes by Thermospray Flame Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (TS-FF-AAS)

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 27-30

  Miranda, Kelber ^a   Dionísio, Amália G G ^a   Pessoa Neto, Osmundo D ^a   Gomes, Marcos S ^a   Pereira Filho, Edenir R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Cigarette; GFAAS; Smoke; Tobacco; TS FF AAS

Indexed keywords

EID: 81955167960     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2011.08.004     Document Type: Article

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