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ArticleHeliyon2023

Validation of an optimised microwave-assisted acid digestion method for trace and ultra-trace elements in indoor PM

Renato Camilleri, Christopher Stark, Alfred J Vella, Roy M Harrison, Noel J Aquilina

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Article in Heliyon, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Renato CamilleriDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Malta, Msida MSD2080, Malta.
Christopher StarkDivision of Environmental Health and Risk Management, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom.
Alfred J VellaDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Malta, Msida MSD2080, Malta.
Roy M HarrisonDivision of Environmental Health and Risk Management, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom.
Noel J AquilinaDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Malta, Msida MSD2080, Malta.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Three microwave-assisted digestion procedures, followed by analysis of digestates employing inductively coupled mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) were evaluated for use in the determination of elements at trace and ultra-trace levels in PM

Indexed as

ICP-MSIndoor PM2.5MaltaMicrowave digestionStandard reference material SRM1648aTrace elements

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PMID36691535
PMCPMC9860410

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