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Issue
Analusis
Volume 26, Number 3, April 1998
Analyse des corps gras
Page(s) 116 - 120
Section Original articles
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/analusis:1998120
Analusis 26, 116-120 (1998)
DOI: 10.1051/analusis:1998120

Evaluation of various mineralization methods and measurement techniques for trace element analysis of plant materials

E. Curdová1, J. Száková2, D. Miholová2, O. Mestek1 and M. Suchánek1

1  Institute of Chemical Technology, Technickà 5, 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic
2  Czech University of Agriculture, Faculty of Agronomy, 165 21 Prague, Czech Republic


Abstract
Three decomposition methods (pressurised microwave digestion, classical dry ashing and dry ashing in a mixture of oxidising gases) for predominantly plant samples, and three measurement techniques (ICP-MS, FAAS, ETAAS) for the determination of Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn were compared. As confirmed by the statistical evaluation, no significant differences between analytical methods were found.


Key words: Plant material / mineralization / ICP-MS / FAAS / ETAAS / Cd / Cu / Pb / Zn.


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