Concentration Levels of Trace Elements in Carrots, Onions, and Potatoes Cultivated in Asopos Region, Central Greece

Analytical Letters

Volumn 45, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 551-562

  Kirkillis, Chrysostomos G ^a   Pasias, Ioannis N ^a   Miniadis Meimaroglou, Sofia ^a   Thomaidis, Nikolaos S ^a   Zabetakis, Ioannis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Asopos river; ETAAS; Microwave assisted digestion; Thiva; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA; DAUCUS CAROTA; SECALE CEREALE; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 84859821325     PISSN: 00032719     EISSN: 1532236X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00032719.2011.649460     Document Type: Article

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