Comparison of different digestion methods of green and black tea at the Sarajevo market for the determination of the heavy metal content

Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 149-154

  Memić, Mustafa ^a   Mahić, Dijana ^b   Žero, Sabina ^a   Muhić Šarac, Tidža ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

^b Ministry of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Author keywords

Black tea; Digestion; FAAS; Green tea; Heavy metals

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; HEAVY METALS; LEAD; MANGANESE; POTABLE WATER; SLUDGE DIGESTION; WATER QUALITY;

ACID DIGESTION; BLACK TEA; DIGESTION METHOD; FAAS; GREEN AND BLACK TEAS; GREEN TEA; HEAVY METAL CONTENTS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

TEA;

EID: 84899915434     PISSN: 21934126     EISSN: 21934134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11694-014-9175-6     Document Type: Article

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