Human tissue is structured mainly of self-assembled polymers (proteins) and ceramics
(bone minerals), with metals present as trace elements with molecular scale functions …

Trace element analysis has a key role to play in quality control of food and diet. This timely
book introduces the subject in a practical way-from sampling and the techniques available …

Anthropogenic activities in tropical rivers favor the eutrophication process, which causes
increased concentration of heavy metals. The presence and bioaccumulation of metals are …

This annual review covers the published literature on the analysis of clinical and biological
materials, foods and beverages using atomic spectrometric techniques for the year up to the …

In this study we determined the concentration of metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn)
in the water lower São Francisco River basin, to evaluate the influence of urbanization and …

The purpose of this study was to determine the concentrations of aluminum (Al) and other
metals in water samples from elderly people's houses and retirement homes. Forty-six …

RESUMO O presente estudo avaliou as concentrações de metais pesados em água
superficial e sedimentos do córrego Monte Alegre e afluentes, curso d'água oriundo de área …

Chordodes nobilii is a parasite whose pre-and postparasitic stages are found in different
types of freshwater bodies. Due to the peculiarities of its life cycle, it acts as a link between …

La investigación se realizó en la cuenca del arroyo El Divisorio, el que desemboca en el
embalse Paso de las Piedras, aportando el 20% del agua y el 50% de los contaminantes de …

A new method for zinc pre-concentration/separation and determination by molecular
fluorescence is proposed. The metal was complexed with o-phenanthroline and eosin at pH …