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2 articles for “flame photometer”
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Levels of Essential and Non-essential Metals in Garlic (Allium sativum L.) Samples Collected from Different Locations of East Gojjam Zone, Ethiopia
Abstract: User 14.00 The concentrations of essential metals (Na, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Zn, Mn, Cu, Co and Ni) and non-essential metals (Cd and Pb) in garlic samples were determined using flame photometer for Na and K, and flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) for the rest of the metals. The samples were collected from four agricultural areas (Debre Markos, Dejen, Bichena and Debre Werk), East Gojjam Zone, Ethiopia. Wet digestion method …
Published in Journal of Modern Chemistry & Chemical Technology · Vol. 5, Issue 3, 2014 · pp. 10–19 Read article
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Levels of Some Essential and Non-Essential Metals in Selected Cereals Marketed at Holeta City, Ethiopia
Abstract: Cereals are the most commonly and widely used sources of food in Ethiopia; hence determining the nutrient contents has a vital importance for the health of consumers. In the present study, the concentration of metals (Na, K, Fe, Cu, Mn, Zn, Ni, Cd, Co, Pb, and Ag) were determined in three cereal types (maize, sorghum and barely) using FAAS and flame photometry. The optimized wet digestion involving both, concentrated HNO3 …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Toxicology · Vol. 6, Issue 3, 2016 · pp. 19–24 Read article