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Journal Highlight: The survival of gunshot residues in cremated bone: An inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry study
Date: Aug 5, 2013
Author: spectroscopyNOW
ICP-OES analysis of gunshot residues in cremated bone is very sensitive and reliable and can be an appropriate nondestructive method for detecting residues on difficult and delicate substrates.
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Laser life: Astatine inspected
Date: Jul 15, 2013
Author: David Bradley
Laser spectroscopy has been used by scientists at CERN and Mainz to investigate the nature of the rare and artificially produced radioactive element astatine for the first time.
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Journal Highlight: Waste glass, vessels and window-panes from Thamusida (Morocco): Grouping natron-based blue-green and colourless Roman glasses
Date: Jul 2, 2013
Author: spectroscopyNOW
A collection of window-panes, vessels and alleged waste from Thamusida has been characterised by several techniques and compared with naturally coloured and colourless glasses of both Roman and later ages.
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Concentrate hard: Improving FAAS
Date: Jun 15, 2013
Author: David Bradley
A new preconcentration procedure for flame atomic absorption spectrometric (FAAS) determinations of heavy metals in food and water is both quick and simple to carry out.
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Journal Highlight: Ultra-trace silver determination in biological and water samples by EAAS after electrodeposition on a graphite probe
Date: Jun 3, 2013
Author: spectroscopyNOW
A rapid and simple procedure was developed for the selective and sensitive determination of ultra-trace silver in biological and environmental samples using the electrodeposition on a graphite probe modified with palladium followed by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry.
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Heavy metals in your hibiscus: Infusion refusal
Date: May 15, 2013
Author: David Bradley
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) and flame atomic absorption spectroscopy (FAAS) have been used to determine concentrations of metals in digests and infusions of Hibiscus sabdariffa (petals), Rosa canina (receptacles), Ginkgo biloba (leaves), Cymbopogon citratus (leaves), Aloe vera (leaves) and Panax ginseng (roots).
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Journal Highlight: Elemental ion release from fixed restorative materials into patient saliva
Date: Apr 29, 2013
Author: spectroscopyNOW
The elemental ion release of Cu, Zn, Pd, Ag and Au from fixed gold alloy crowns and Al and Si from ceramic crowns into patient saliva was studied by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry.
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Plumb job for polymer: Takes the lead
Date: Apr 15, 2013
Author: David Bradley
Researchers in Iran have used flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) to test a novel imprinted polymer designed to absorb contaminating lead ions from fresh fruit and vegetables.
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Journal Highlight: Direct determination of arsenic in beet sugar molasses using nickel as chemical modifier by ETAAS
Date: Apr 1, 2013
Author: spectroscopyNOW
A simple electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometric method was described for the direct determination of arsenic in sugar beet molasses samples, using nickel nitrate as the chemical modifier.
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Heavy metal veggies: ICP-MS worth a nickel
Date: Mar 15, 2013
Author: David Bradley
The presence of heavy metal ions of nickel and chromium in vegetables, including potatoes, carrots and onions, irrigated with polluted water is revealed using X-series inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry.
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