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Determination of Cadmium, Chromium, Copper, Iron, Lead, Magnesium, Manganese, Potassium, and Zinc in Mint Tea Leaves by Electrothermal Atomizer Atomic Absorption Spectrometry in Samples Purchased at Local Supermarkets and Marketplaces a
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Ante Prkić , Josipa Giljanović , Sandra Petričević , Mia Brkljača & Marija Bralić
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Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Technology, Split, Croatia b
Department for Veterinary in Split, Croatian Institute for Veterinary, Split, Croatia c
Department of Mediterranean Agriculture and Aquaculture, University of Zadar, Zadar, Croatia d
Department of Environmental Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Technology, Split, Croatia Accepted author version posted online: 20 Aug 2012.
To cite this article: Ante Prkić , Josipa Giljanović , Sandra Petričević , Mia Brkljača & Marija Bralić (2012): Determination of Cadmium, Chromium, Copper, Iron, Lead, Magnesium, Manganese, Potassium, and Zinc in Mint Tea Leaves by Electrothermal Atomizer Atomic Absorption Spectrometry in Samples Purchased at Local Supermarkets and Marketplaces, Analytical Letters, 46:2, 367-378 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00032719.2012.718825
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DETERMINATION OF CADMIUM, CHROMIUM, COPPER, IRON, LEAD, MAGNESIUM, MANGANESE, POTASSIUM, AND ZINC IN MINT TEA LEAVES BY ELECTROTHERMAL ATOMIZER ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY IN SAMPLES PURCHASED AT LOCAL SUPERMARKETS AND MARKETPLACES Ante Prkic´,1 Josipa Giljanovic´,1 Sandra Petricˇevic´,2 Mia Brkljacˇa,3 and Marija Bralic´4 1
Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Technology, Split, Croatia 2 Department for Veterinary in Split, Croatian Institute for Veterinary, Split, Croatia 3 Department of Mediterranean Agriculture and Aquaculture, University of Zadar, Zadar, Croatia 4 Department of Environmental Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Technology, Split, Croatia The concentrations of Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Pb, and Zn in 14 different samples of mint leaves (Mentha piperitae folium) and tea bags purchased in local supermarkets and marketplaces in Split, Croatia were determined. Electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) was applied in this work. Mint tea samples purchased at marketplaces contained: Cd (0.021–0.357 mg kg1), Cr (
