Detection of toxic metals (lead and chromium) in talcum powder using laser induced breakdown spectroscopy

Applied Optics

Volumn 51, Issue 30, 2012, Pages 7395-7401

  Gondal, Mohammed A ^a   Dastageer, Mohamed A ^a   Naqvi, Akhtar A ^a   Isab, Anvar A ^a   Maganda, Yasin W ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

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EID: 84868013932     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.51.007395     Document Type: Article

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