Comparison of microwave assisted acid digestion methods for ICP-MS determination of total arsenic in fish tissue

Sains Malaysiana

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1557-1564

  Ghanthimathi, S ^a   Aminah, A ^b   Salmijah, S ^b   Ujang, T ^c   Nurul Izzah, A ^d  

^a Makmal Kesihatan Awam Kebangsaan Malaysia   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^d INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Certified reference material; Fish; Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry; Microwave assisted acid digestion

Indexed keywords

ACID; ARSENIC; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DETECTION METHOD; DIET; DIGESTION; FOOD SAFETY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; MONITORING SYSTEM; PARAMETERIZATION;

EID: 84870350479     PISSN: 01266039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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